Where does “airne” come from?

airne (Irish) comes from Old Irish áirne, from Proto-Celtic agrinyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ — small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit.

airne (Irish): sloe; gland

Definitions

  1. sloe; gland

Ancestry of “airne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháirnesloe, fruit of a blackthorn
2Proto-Celticagrinyos~ sloe, small plum, berry; sloe
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ógeh₂small fruit ~ berry; berry, fruit

Words derived from “airne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ógeh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic agrinyos →Every word from Old Irish áirne →