English

Welshman

Welshman comes from Middle English Walishman.

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

Formed from Welsh + -man

Proto-Germanic *walhaz ‘Celt’

Proto-Germanic *walhiskaz ‘Celt’

Proto-West Germanic *walhisk ‘foreign’

Old English wǣlisċ ‘Briton’

Middle English Walsch

English Welsh

Every English word from Middle English Walishman

noun A man who is a native or inhabitant of Wales.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.