Where does “áirigh” come from?

áirigh (Irish) comes from Old Irish ad·rími, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

áirigh (Irish): count, reckon

Definitions

  1. count, reckon

Ancestry of “áirigh”, step by step

áirigh traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ad·rími

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishad·rímicounts, numbers, computes; records, recounts,...
2Proto-Celticrīmānumber
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together

via Old Irish airigidir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairigidirto perceive, sense, feel
2Old Irishairefreeman; noble
3Proto-Celticaryosfreeman, noble
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éry-o-shost

via Old Irish áirge

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháirgea place for milking cows
2Old Irishárachact of binding, guaranteeing ; bond, guarantee

Words derived from “áirigh

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