Where does “tregher” come from?

tregher (Cornish) comes from Cornish er, from Middle Cornish er, from Middle English eir, from Anglo-Norman heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

tregher (Cornish): tailor

Definitions

  1. tailor

Ancestry of “tregher”, step by step

tregher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish er

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishereagle; heir; Soft mutation of ger
2Middle Cornisher—
3Middle Englisheir—
4Anglo-Normanheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

via Cornish treghi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishtreghito cut, slice
2Proto-Indo-Europeantrewk-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →
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