Where does “druidess” come from?

druidess (English) comes from English Druid, from French druide, from Old French druide, from Latin Druidae, from Gaulish Druides, from Proto-Celtic druwits, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

druidess (English): A female druid

Definitions

  1. A female druid

Ancestry of “druidess”, step by step

druidess traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Druid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDruidAlternative letter-case form of druid; A member...
2Frenchdruidedruid
3Old Frenchdruide—
4LatinDruidaethe Druids
5GaulishDruides—
6Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
7Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
8Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via English ess

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishessThe name of the Latin-script letter S; Something...
2Germanessfirst-person singular present of essen; singular...
3Proto-Germanicatiska-grainfield
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂edos-sort of cereal, grain

Words derived from “druidess”

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