English
knawvshawl
Knawvshawl comes from Irish cnáimhseáil ‘grumbling, complaining’.
- Irishc. 1200–presentcnáimhseáil‘grumbling, complaining’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984knawvshawl
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Irishc. 1200–presentcnáimhseáil‘grumbling, complaining’
- Englishearliest quotation 1984knawvshawl
Earliest quotation: 1984, John B. Keane, Man of the triple name: “On the way home in the trap, that night,…”
Every English word from Irish cnáimhseáil
Today it means
verb to mutter or complain sullenly
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Irish cnáimhseáil / knawvshawl