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
- starling; close, shut; move relative to something
Ancestry of “druid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | truit | starling |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *trozdī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trósdos | — |
Words derived from “druid”