The English Language

Words Borrowed from Cornish

Support this web site
by making a donation


Cornish is an Indo-European language spoken in the Cornwall region of England.

Cornwall is a very coastal region in England so two of the words are the names of sea birds.


Word Meaning Notes
bludgeon    
gull   A seabird.
puffin   A seabird.

© 2004 KryssTal


Books From Amazon.co.uk and Amazon.com


KryssTal Related Pages

An extinct Indo-European language spoken in Central Europe during the 8th century AD.

An Indo-European language spoken in Scotland (UK) and Ireland.

An extinct Indo-European language spoken in pre-Roman France.

The extinct pre-Celtic language of Scotland.

An Indo-European language spoken in the UK region of Wales.

A short history of the world's most widespread language from its Anglo Saxon origins via Norman and Latin influences to Modern English.

The most widely studied family of languages and the family with the largest number of speakers. Languages include English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Russian, Greek, Hindi, Bengali; and the classical languages of Latin, Sanskrit, and Persian.

First names from the Celtic languages.