Where does “Irisshman” come from?
Irisshman (Middle English) comes from Middle English Irish, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.
Irisshman (Middle English): Irishman
Definitions
- Irishman
Ancestry of “Irisshman”, step by step
Irisshman traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English Irish
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | Irish | Irish |
| 2 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 3 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 4 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via Middle English man
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | man | Typically singular, indefinite pronoun: one, you;... |
| 2 | Old English | mān | bad, criminal, false; shameful act; crime;... |
| 3 | Sanskrit | महादेव | the "great God" |
| 4 | Sanskrit | महा | combining form of महत्; buffalo; great, large,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | maźʰā́ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | maȷ́ʰā́ | big, great |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | méǵh₂s | big, great |