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Where does “cuibhrigh” come from?

cuibhrigh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish cuimrigid, from Old Irish con·rig, from Proto-Indo-European reyǵ- — to reach, stretch out.

cuibhrigh (Irish): bind, fetter; inflection of cuibhreach: ##...

Definitions

  1. bind, fetter; inflection of cuibhreach: ##...

Ancestry of “cuibhrigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcuimrigid—
2Old Irishcon·rigto bind together; to bind, constrain
3Proto-Indo-Europeanreyǵ-to reach, stretch out
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