Etymology

Gutnish

Gut·nish
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Today it means: The native language of the island of Gotland in present-day Sweden, used both as a spoken and written language until late medieval times. Full definition →

Swedish gotländsk
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  1. Swedish · borrowed fromgotländsk“from Gotland”
  2. English todayGutnish

From Swedish gotländsk (“from Gotland”). Equivalent to Got(land) + -ish.

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