Etymology

englishman

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Today it means: A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation. Full definition →

First used 7th c.Middle English Englishman ← Old English Englisċman
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  1. Old English · inherited fromEnglisċman
  2. Middle English · inherited fromEnglishman
  3. English todayEnglishman

From Middle English Englishman, Inglishman, from Old English Englisċman, Englisċmon, corresponding to English + -man. Compare Old Norse Englismaðr (“Englishman”).

First known use, by meaning

  • from 7th c. A native or inhabitant of England; a man who is English by ancestry, birth, descent, or naturalisation.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.