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Where does “brúid” come from?

brúid (Irish) comes from Old Irish brúit, from Latin brūtus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

brúid (Irish): brute; live ashes; third-person plural present...

Definitions

  1. brute; live ashes; third-person plural present...

Ancestry of “brúid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbrúitbrute, beast
2Latinbrūtus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “brúid”

  • brúidiúil
  • brúidiúlacht
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