Where does “pommy” come from?

pommy (English) comes from English pom, from English pomegranate, from Middle English pome-garnet.

pommy (English): A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an...

Definitions

  1. A pom; a person of British descent, a Briton; an...

Ancestry of “pommy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpomAn Englishman, a Briton; a person of British...
2EnglishpomegranateA fruit-bearing shrub or small tree, "Punica...
3Middle Englishpome-garnet—

Words derived from “pommy”

Every word from Middle English pome-garnet →Every word from English pomegranate →Every word from English pom →