Where does “irlandais” come from?

irlandais (French) comes from French Irlande, from English Ireland, from Middle English Irlond, from Old English Īrland, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū — fat, milk.

irlandais (French): Irish, the Irish language; Irish

Definitions

  1. Irish, the Irish language; Irish

Ancestry of “irlandais”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1FrenchIrlande
2EnglishIrelandOther places named Ireland
3Middle EnglishIrlond
4Old EnglishĪrland
5Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
6Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
7Old IrishÉriuIreland
8Primitive Irish*Īweriū
9Proto-CelticΦīweryū
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “irlandais

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū