Where does “Irelander” come from?
Irelander (English) comes from English Ireland, from Middle English Irlond, from Old English Īrland, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū — fat, milk.
Irelander (English): A person from Ireland or of Irish descent
Definitions
- A person from Ireland or of Irish descent
Ancestry of “Irelander”, step by step
Irelander traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English Ireland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Ireland | Other places named Ireland |
| 2 | Middle English | Irlond | — |
| 3 | Old English | Īrland | — |
| 4 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 5 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 6 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 7 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via English ER
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ER | The statistic "Earned Run"; Initialism of... |
| 2 | Turkish | er | early; brave; man, male |
| 3 | Ottoman Turkish | ایر | saddle, a seat for a rider placed on the back of a horse or other animal |
| 4 | Old Anatolian Turkish | ایر | early, at a time in advance of the usual or expected event |
| 5 | Proto-Turkic | ēder | saddle |