Where does “drumadóir” come from?
drumadóir (Irish) comes from Irish druma, from English drum, from English drumslade, from Middle Dutch trommelslach, from Middle Dutch slach, from Old Dutch slag, from Proto-West Germanic slagi, from Swedish slagg — to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,...
drumadóir (Irish): drummer
Definitions
- drummer
Ancestry of “drumadóir”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | druma | drum |
| 2 | English | drum | A percussive musical instrument spanned with a... |
| 3 | English | drumslade | A drum; A drummer |
| 4 | Middle Dutch | trommelslach | drumbeat |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | slach | beat |
| 6 | Old Dutch | slag | setback, misfortune |
| 7 | Proto-West Germanic | slagi | blow, strike |
| 8 | Swedish | slagg | slag metallurgical waste material |
| 9 | Low German | slagge | — |
| 10 | Middle Low German | slagge | — |
| 11 | Middle Low German | slān | to hit, strike |
| 12 | Old Saxon | slāhan | to hit |
| 13 | Proto-West Germanic | slahan | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 14 | Proto-Germanic | slahaną | to hit, to strike; to kill |
| 15 | Proto-Indo-European | slak- | to hit; strike; to hit, strike, throw; to hit,... |