Where does “Yorkshireman” come from?
Yorkshireman derives from English Yorkshire and English man, which comes from Middle English York and Middle English mon, ultimately tracing through Proto-Germanic mann-, Proto-Indo-European men-, and Proto-Indo-European (s)ker- to Proto-Celtic -ākos.
Yorkshireman (English): A man from Yorkshire, England
Definitions
- A man from Yorkshire, England
Ancestry of “Yorkshireman”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Yorkshire | A Yorkshire pudding |
| 2 | English | shire | Physical area administered by a sheriff; Former... |
| 3 | Middle English | schire | Alternative form of shire; Alternative form of... |
| 4 | Old English | sċīr | bright; shire; county |
| 5 | Old English | burna | stream |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | brunnō | well, spring |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | brunnô | source; wellspring; fountain; brook; stream;... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰréh₁wr̥ | well, spring, source |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰrewh₁- | to boil; to brew |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰer- | to bear, carry |