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

  1. mouth of a river; confluence

Ancestry of “Inver-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicinbhirmouth of a river, estuary; feed
2Old Irishin(d)ber—
3Proto-Celticendo-ber-ocarrying in
4Proto-Celticendoin
5Proto-Indo-Europeanen-do-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin

Words derived from “Inver-”

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