Where does “Irish” come from?

Irish (Cebuano) comes from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.

Irish (Cebuano): an Irishman or Irishwoman; pertaining to or...

Definitions

  1. an Irishman or Irishwoman; pertaining to or...

Ancestry of “Irish”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
2Middle EnglishIrisce
3Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
4Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
5Old IrishÉriuIreland
6Primitive Irish*Īweriū
7Proto-CelticΦīweryū
8Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
9Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-
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