Where does “dordeochair” come from?

dordeochair (Irish) comes from Irish eochair, from Scottish Gaelic iuchair, from Proto-Celtic *ikūr, from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥, from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ — Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns.

dordeochair (Irish): bass clef

Definitions

  1. bass clef

Ancestry of “dordeochair”, step by step

dordeochair traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish eochair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheochairkey; key; clef
2Scottish Gaeliciuchairkey; clef
3Proto-Celtic*ikūr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyókʷr̥liver
5Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns

via Irish dord

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdordverbal noun of dord; buzz, drone; bass
2Old Irishdordto buzz, drone; buzzing, humming, droning,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -r̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yókʷr̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ikūr →