Where does “adhgharbh” come from?

adhgharbh (Irish) comes from Old Irish acarb, from Old Irish garb, from Proto-Celtic garwos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

adhgharbh (Irish): very rough

Definitions

  1. very rough

Ancestry of “adhgharbh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishacarb—
2Old Irishgarb—
3Proto-Celticgarwosviolent, rough, bumpy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garwos →Every word from Old Irish garb →