Etymology

Londonish

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Today it means: Having to do with, like, or of London, a city in England. Full definition →

Middle English Londenyssh ← Old English Lundenisċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromLundenisċ“of or belonging to London”
  2. Middle English · inherited fromLondenyssh
  3. English todayLondonish

From Middle English Londenyssh, Lundenissc, from Old English Lundenisċ (“of or belonging to London”), equivalent to London + -ish. Piecewise doublet of Londonesque.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.