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
- Old Irish
Ancestry of “altirisch”, step by step
altirisch 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 |