Where does “Nordire” come from?
Nordire (German) comes 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, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū — fat, milk.
Nordire (German): Northern Irelander, Northern Irishman
Definitions
- Northern Irelander, Northern Irishman
Ancestry of “Nordire”, step by step
Nordire traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Ire
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 2 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 3 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 4 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 5 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 6 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 7 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |