Where does “athraitheach” come from?
athraitheach (Irish) comes from Irish athraigh, 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.
athraitheach (Irish): changeable, movable, variable; variant
Definitions
- changeable, movable, variable; variant
Ancestry of “athraitheach”, step by step
athraitheach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish athraigh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | athraigh | change, vary; change, alter; move |
| 2 | Middle Irish | aithrigid | to change, alter, move |
| 3 | Old Irish | ad·eirrig | to repeat, reiterate; change; repeats,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | regeti | to stretch; to straighten |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃reǵ- | to straighten, to right oneself; right; just |