Where does “barraíocht” come from?

barraíocht (Irish) comes from Irish barr, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.

barraíocht (Irish): excess, overkill, too much

Definitions

  1. excess, overkill, too much

Ancestry of “barraíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbarrtip, head, point; top; summit; upper part
2Old Frenchbarrebar
3Vulgar Latinbarrabarrier
4Frankishbarabar, beam, barrier, fence
5Proto-Germanicbarōbeam, bar, barrier
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanbʰerH-to pierce; to strike; brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- →Every word from Proto-Germanic barō →Every word from Frankish bara →