Where does “portman” come from?

portman (English) comes from Middle English portman, from Old English portman.

portman (English): A burgess of a port, especially of one of the...

Definitions

  1. A burgess of a port, especially of one of the...

Ancestry of “portman”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishportman—
2Old Englishportman—
Every word from Old English portman →Every word from Middle English portman →
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