Where does “altirisch” come from?

altirisch (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.

altirisch (German): Old Irish

Definitions

  1. Old Irish

Ancestry of “altirisch”, step by step

altirisch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German irisch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanirischIrish
2GermanIreIrishman
3EnglishIrishThe Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also...
4Middle EnglishIrisce
5Old EnglishĪrasIrishmen
6Old NorseÍrarIrishmen
7Old IrishÉriuIreland
8Primitive Irish*Īweriū
9Proto-CelticΦīweryū
10Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-
11Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

via German Alt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAltalto; A type of beer, typical to the Rhineland...
2Middle High Germanalt
3Old High Germanaltold
4Proto-West Germanicaldold
5Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH-Every word from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-Every word from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū