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Where does “townschip” come from?

townschip (Middle English) comes from Old English tūnsċipe — the inhabitants of a town; township.

Ancestry of “townschip”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishtūnsċipethe inhabitants of a town; township

Words derived from “townschip”

  • township
  • townshipwide
Every word from Old English tūnsċipe →