Etymology

townsman

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Today it means: A man who is a resident of a town, especially of one's own town. Full definition →

Middle English townes-man ← Old English tūnmann
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The story

  1. Old English · inherited fromtūnmann
  2. Middle English · inherited fromtownes-man
  3. English todaytownsman

From Middle English townes-man, from Old English tūnmann, tūnes mann, equivalent to town + -s- + man.

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