Where does “athraigh” come from?

athraigh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish aithrigid, from Old Irish ad·eirrig, from Proto-Celtic regeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

athraigh (Irish): change, vary; change, alter; move

Definitions

  1. change, vary; change, alter; move

Ancestry of “athraigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishaithrigidto change, alter, move
2Old Irishad·eirrigto repeat, reiterate; change; repeats,...
3Proto-Celticregetito stretch; to straighten
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “athraigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic regeti →Every word from Old Irish ad·eirrig →