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Where does “Ulsterwoman” come from?

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

Ulsterwoman (English): A woman from Ulster, Ireland

Definitions

  1. A woman from Ulster, Ireland

Ancestry of “Ulsterwoman”, 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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