Where does “Highlandry” come from?

Highlandry (English) comes from English ry — A test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems.

Highlandry (English): Highlanders collectively

Definitions

  1. Highlanders collectively

Ancestry of “Highlandry”, step by step

Highlandry traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ry

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishryA test pattern consisting of a repeating character string alternating letters R and Y, used to test five-level teleprinter and radioteletype (RTTY) systems

via English Highland

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishHighlandrelating to the Highlands
Every word from English ry