English
kernish
Kernish comes from English kern ‘a boor’.
- English1500–presentkern‘a boor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642kernish
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- English1500–presentkern‘a boor’
- Englishearliest quotation 1642kernish
Earliest quotation: 1642, John Milton, Political: “Ireland […] was once the conqueſt of one ſingle…”
Every English word from English kern
Today it means
adj clownish; boorish
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / English kern / kernish