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Where does “buirgléir” come from?

buirgléir (Irish) comes from English burglar, from Medieval Latin burglator, from Latin burgo, from Late Latin burgus, from Frankish burg, from Proto-Germanic burgz, from Proto-Indo-European bʰr̥ǵʰ-.

buirgléir (Irish): burglar

Definitions

  1. burglar

Ancestry of “buirgléir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishburglarA person who breaks in to premises with the...
2Medieval Latinburglator—
3Latinburgodative singular of burgus; ablative singular of...
4Late Latinburgusfortified town
5Frankishburgfortress; town; fortified city
6Proto-Germanicburgzfortification, stronghold; city
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰr̥ǵʰ-—

Words derived from “buirgléir”

  • buirgléireacht
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