Where does “feirdhris” come from?

feirdhris (Irish) comes from Irish dris, from Old Irish dris, from Proto-Celtic *dristis — briar, bramble, thornbush.

feirdhris (Irish): dog rose

Definitions

  1. dog rose

Ancestry of “feirdhris”, step by step

feirdhris traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish dris

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdrisbramble, briar; cantankerous, prickly person
2Old Irishdrisbramble, briar, thorn-bush
3Proto-Celtic*dristisbriar, bramble, thornbush

via Irish feir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfeir—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *dristis →Every word from Old Irish dris →Every word from Irish dris →