Morpheme
Welsh
Type
free base
Denotation
Celt, native of Wales, foreign; cheat, swindle (from offensive and derogatory slur use of welsh)
Etymology
Middle English Walsch, Welische; Old English wīelisċ, wǣlisċ, wīlisċ, wȳlisċ, wēlisċ, from wealh + -isċ
Evidence
Welsh, welsh, welshed, Welshes, welshes, Welshie, welshing, Welshland, Welshman, Welshness, welshnut, Welshpool, Welshwoman, Welshy
