Where does “ár” come from?
ár (Irish) comes from Middle Irish ol, from Old Irish ól, from Unami ool, from English Pool, from Middle English pool, from Old English pōl, from Proto-West Germanic *pōl, from Proto-Germanic pōlaz — home; house.
ár (Irish): our; slaughter, carnage; havoc, destruction
Definitions
- our; slaughter, carnage; havoc, destruction
Ancestry of “ár”, step by step
ár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle Irish ol
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | ol | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | ól | verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught |
| 3 | Unami | ool | egg |
| 4 | English | Pool | OS grid ref SW6641 |
| 5 | Middle English | pool | — |
| 6 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 10 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |
via French are
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | are | an are |
| 2 | Latin | ārea | a piece of level ground, a vacant place (esp. in the town) |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | āzeā | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs-e-yeh₂ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eHs- | to be/become dry; to burn, to glow; hearth |