Where does “dáir” come from?

dáir (Irish) comes from Old Irish dáir, from Old Irish daur, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

dáir (Irish): heat

Definitions

  1. heat

Ancestry of “dáir”, step by step

dáir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish dáir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdáirbulling, heat
2Old Irishdaur—
3Proto-Celticdaruoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

via Middle Irish dair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdair—
2Old Irishdairidto leap upon; bulls; to bull
3Proto-Celticdaryetito leap upon; to bull
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰerh₃-to leap, spring
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Celtic daru →