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:
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Definitions
- bind, fetter; inflection of cuibhreach:
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Ancestry of “cuibhrigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | cuimrigid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | con·rig | to bind together; to bind, constrain |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | reyǵ- | to reach, stretch out |