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Where does “corr” come from?

corr (Irish) comes from Middle Irish corr, from Proto-Celtic kurros — pointed, angled.

corr (Irish): projecting point; angle, edge; hollow, pit

Definitions

  1. projecting point; angle, edge; hollow, pit

Ancestry of “corr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcorrprotruding, pointed
2Proto-Celtickurrospointed, angled
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