Where does “Ire” come from?
Ire (German) comes from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon- — fat, milk.
Ire (German): Irishman
Ancestry of “Ire”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 2 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 3 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 4 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 5 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 6 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 7 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |