Where does “Invercargill” come from?

Invercargill (English) comes from English Inver-, 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.

Ancestry of “Invercargill”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishInver-mouth of a river; confluence
2Scottish Gaelicinbhirmouth of a river, estuary; feed
3Old Irishin(d)ber—
4Proto-Celticendo-ber-ocarrying in
5Proto-Celticendoin
6Proto-Indo-Europeanen-do-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁énin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁én →Every word from Proto-Indo-European en-do- →Every word from Proto-Celtic endo →