English
gansey
Gansey comes from Irish geansaí ‘sweater, jersey, jumper, guernsey’, and goes back to English guernsey.
- English1500–presentguernsey
- Irishc. 1200–presentgeansaí‘sweater, jersey, jumper, guernsey’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000gansey
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentguernsey
- Irishc. 1200–presentgeansaí‘sweater, jersey, jumper, guernsey’
- Englishearliest quotation 2000gansey
Earliest quotation: 2000, Zadie Smith, White Teeth: “‘Pickney nah even got a gansey on — child…”
Every English word from English guernsey
Today it means
noun —
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English guernsey / gansey