Where does “ír” come from?
ír (Hungarian) 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.
ír (Hungarian): to write; to burn; Irish
Ancestry of “ír”, step by step
| 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 |