Where does “earc” come from?
earc (Irish) comes from Middle Irish erc, from Primitive Irish ᚓᚏᚉᚐ, from Proto-Celtic *ɸerkos, from Proto-Indo-European perḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.
earc (Irish): lizard
Ancestry of “earc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | erc | — |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | ᚓᚏᚉᚐ | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *ɸerkos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | perḱ- | colored; motley; to open, rip up |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | per- | before, in front; first; to go through |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | pr̥tós | passed , crossed |
Words derived from “earc”