Where does “Antrim” come from?

Antrim comes from Irish Aontroim, derived from Old Irish óen, from Proto-Celtic oinos, from Proto-Indo-European óynos.

Antrim (English): that is the county town

Definitions

  1. that is the county town

Ancestry of “Antrim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishAontroimlone ridge
2Old Irishóenone
3Proto-Celticoinosone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “Antrim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos →Every word from Proto-Celtic oinos →Every word from Old Irish óen →