Where does “ar” come from?
ar (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.
ar (Irish): our; slaughter, carnage; havoc, destruction
Definitions
- our; slaughter, carnage; havoc, destruction
Ancestry of “ar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | ol | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | ól | verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught |
| 3 | Unami | ool | — |
| 4 | English | Pool | — |
| 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 |