Where does “druide” come from?

druide (French) comes 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.

druide (French): druid

Definitions

  1. druid

Ancestry of “druide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frenchdruide—
2LatinDruidaethe Druids
3GaulishDruides—
4Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
5Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
6Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “druide”

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