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Where does “druid” come from?

druid (Irish) comes from Old Irish truit, from Proto-Celtic *trozdī, from Proto-Indo-European trósdos.

druid (Irish): starling; close, shut; move relative to something

Definitions

  1. starling; close, shut; move relative to something

Ancestry of “druid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtruitstarling
2Proto-Celtic*trozdī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantrósdos—

Words derived from “druid”

  • imdhruid
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