Where does “arnár” come from?
arnár (Irish) comes from Irish ár, 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 — home; house.
arnár (Irish): ‘upon our’ / ‘when we’
Definitions
- ‘upon our’ / ‘when we’
Ancestry of “arnár”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ár | our; slaughter, carnage; havoc, destruction |
| 2 | Middle Irish | ol | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | ól | verbal noun of ibid; drinking; draught |
| 4 | Unami | ool | egg |
| 5 | English | Pool | OS grid ref SW6641 |
| 6 | Middle English | pool | — |
| 7 | Old English | pōl | pool |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | *pōl | — |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | pōlaz | pool |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | bale- | bog, marsh |
| 11 | Yoruba | ilé | home; house |