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Where does “farainn” come from?

farainn (Irish) comes from Irish fara, from Old Irish forad, from Old Irish for-, from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

farainn (Irish): first-person plural of fara

Definitions

  1. first-person plural of fara

Ancestry of “farainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfaraalong with, beside; in addition to; as good as
2Old Irishforad—
3Old Irishfor-
4Old Irishcom-with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in...
5Proto-Celtickom-with, together
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
7Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
8Middle Englishkyt—
9Germankitt—
10Old High Germankuti—
11Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
12Proto-Germanickweduzresin
13Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
14Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “farainn”

  • farainne
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