Where does “éigrit” come from?

éigrit (Irish) comes from English egret, from French aigrette, from Old Occitan aigreta, from Medieval Latin hairo, from Frankish haigrō, from Frankish hraigrō, from Proto-Germanic hraigrô, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik-.

éigrit (Irish): egret

Definitions

  1. egret

Ancestry of “éigrit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishegretAny of various wading birds of the genera...
2Frenchaigretteegret; pappus; crest
3Old Occitanaigreta—
4Medieval Latinhairoheron
5Frankishhaigrō—
6Frankishhraigrōheron
7Proto-Germanichraigrôheron
8Proto-Indo-European(s)kreik-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kreik- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hraigrô →Every word from Frankish hraigrō →