Where does “corrie” come from?

corrie (English) comes from Scottish Gaelic còire, from Middle Irish coire, from Old Irish coire, from Proto-Celtic kʷaryos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷr̥-yos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷer- — to do; to make; to build.

corrie (English): A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by...

Definitions

  1. A bowl-shaped geographical feature formed by...

Ancestry of “corrie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccòiregenitive singular of còir
2Middle Irishcoirecauldron
3Old Irishcoirecauldron
4Proto-Celtickʷaryoscauldron
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷr̥-yos
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build

Words derived from “corrie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷer-
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