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
druid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish truit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | truit | starling |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *trozdī | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | trósdos | — |
via Old Irish druitid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | druitid | shuts, closes; moves close , presses ;... |