Where does “Kildare” come from?

Kildare (English) comes from Irish Cill Dara, from Old Irish Cell Daro, from Old Irish dáir, from Old Irish daur, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

Kildare (English): Irish grid ref N 7212

Definitions

  1. Irish grid ref N 7212

Ancestry of “Kildare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishCill DaraKildare town
2Old IrishCell DaroKildare, a town in Leinster
3Old Irishdáirbulling, heat
4Old Irishdaur—
5Proto-Celticdaruoak
6Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
7Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “Kildare”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Celtic daru →