Where does “Erse” come from?

Erse (English) comes from Scots Erse, from Middle English Irish, 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.

Erse (English): Either of the Gaelic languages of Ireland and...

Definitions

  1. Either of the Gaelic languages of Ireland and...

Ancestry of “Erse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1ScotsErseIrish
2Middle EnglishIrishIrish
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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