does anyone know why....?
people from england are called english
people from scotland are called scottish
people from ireland are called irish
why are people from wales,welsh and not welshish?
2007-01-29 07:36:20 · 11 answers · asked by Anonymous in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
sorry drakshrug swedish people are from sweden not swedeland
2007-01-29 07:51:22 · update #1
no need to be nasty hiko.
i'm whole welsh,just wondered thats all!
2007-01-29 07:53:04 · update #2
you should ask the English as they are invaders to our country [which they now call England] called us "welash" God only knows what that translates to from the Nordic, which was just one of the languages the mongrels which became the English spoke, other languages were French, German,Latin etc. this land must have been awfully desirable then, obviously since then they have ruined it with their industrial revolution and pollution, not to mention burning down all the glorious forestry that was here before they came along with their sheep, [which they brought for their own satisfaction before they realised that you could eat them!!!] AND FLOODING OUR VALLEYS! no wonder they wont give us Independence, they would have to pay for their water, they would have to pay for visas so they could visit their second homes! and that's just for starters, and the list goes on
ergo; the English are the original "sheepshaggers" and invaders
2007-02-03 00:52:19 · answer #1 · answered by thesingist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Welsh is what the Anglo-Saxons called the original Celtic British inhabitants of much of Britain when they invaded in the 5th Century. It means "foreigner" and Wales is "the land of the foreigner". The Welsh call themselves Cymri and their country Cymru.
2007-01-29 15:53:22 · answer #2 · answered by pwei34 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They don't come from welshland. Look at the structure. any country with land in it then the nationality is 'ish'
Finland - Finnish
Poland - Polish
etc etc.
sorry toolbox but sweden was originally called Swedland in English. :)
here is an exerpt from a journal of 1561:
http://www.worldcatlibraries.org/wcpa/top3mset/4c105a7f3d78a646a19afeb4da09e526.html
"The description of Swedland, Gotland, and Finland the auncient estate of theyr kynges, the moste horrible and incredible tiranny of the second Christiern, kyng of Denmarke, agaynst the Swecians,"
2007-01-29 15:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by drakshug 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Man, the Welsh are picked on enough, leave them alone.
2007-01-29 15:42:32 · answer #4 · answered by HiKo73 3 · 2⤊ 2⤋
Probably it has something to do with the welsh being sheepish....
2007-01-29 15:40:12 · answer #5 · answered by GRANDMA 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Surely it would be walish, not welshish ? But, no, I'm afraid I don't know why.....
2007-01-29 15:46:51 · answer #6 · answered by Lisa T 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Cos they dont come from walesland.
2007-01-29 15:40:52 · answer #7 · answered by Ken J 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Because we are special
2007-01-29 15:39:21 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
why arent people from Africa called africish
and americans called americash
indians called indish...
2007-01-29 15:40:35 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
if you follow the pattern, they would be waleish, not welshish -- would you want to be called waleish?
2007-01-29 15:41:07 · answer #10 · answered by paloma 3 · 1⤊ 2⤋