Where does “Inver-” come from?
Inver- (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic inbhir, from Old Irish in(d)ber, from Proto-Celtic endo-ber-o, from Proto-Celtic endo, from Proto-Indo-European en-do-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
Inver- (English): mouth of a river; confluence
Definitions
- mouth of a river; confluence
Ancestry of “Inver-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | inbhir | mouth of a river, estuary; feed |
| 2 | Old Irish | in(d)ber | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | endo-ber-o | carrying in |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | endo | in |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | en-do- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “Inver-”