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Where does “Ulsterman” come from?

Ulsterman (English) comes from English Ulster, from Old Norse Uladztir, from Old Irish tír, from Proto-Celtic tīros, from Proto-Indo-European ters- — dry.

Ulsterman (English): Any male coming from or living in the northern...

Definitions

  1. Any male coming from or living in the northern...

Ancestry of “Ulsterman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishUlsterAlternative form of ulster
2Old NorseUladztir—
3Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
4Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
5Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
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