Etymology

Walsh

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Today it means: An Irish surname from English. Full definition →

Middle English Walsch ← Old English wælisċ
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  1. Old English · inherited fromwælisċ
  2. Middle English · inherited fromWalsch“Welsh(man)”
  3. English todayWalsh

From Middle English Walsch (“Welsh(man)”), from Old English wælisċ, variant of wīelisċ.

Words from the same roots

Middle EnglishWalsch all →

Walshe

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.