Where does “fraughan” come from?

fraughan (English) comes from Irish fraochán, from Irish -án, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

fraughan (English): The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Definitions

  1. The bilberry or whortleberry (Vaccinium myrtillus)

Ancestry of “fraughan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfraochánblueberry, bilberry, whortleberry; ring-ouzel
2Irish-ánA suffix used to derive instruments, diminutives,...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Irish -án →Every word from Old Irish -án →