Where does “Neuirisch” come from?
Neuirisch (German) comes from German irisch, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū — fat, milk.
Neuirisch (German): New Irish, Modern Irish (language)
Definitions
- New Irish, Modern Irish (language)
Ancestry of “Neuirisch”, step by step
Neuirisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German irisch
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | irisch | Irish |
| 2 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 3 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 4 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 5 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 6 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 8 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |
via German neu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | neu | new; modern, recent, latest |
| 2 | Middle High German | niuwe | new |
| 3 | Old High German | niuwi | new; newness |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | niwi | new |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *niwjaz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | néwyos | Alternative form of *néwos; new |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | néwos | new |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | new- | new; to nod, assent to |