Where does “fraoch” come from?

fraoch (Irish) comes from Middle Irish fráech, from Old Irish fróech, from Proto-Celtic wroikos — heather.

fraoch (Irish): heather; heath, moor; fierceness, fury

Definitions

  1. heather; heath, moor; fierceness, fury

Ancestry of “fraoch”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfráechrage, fury, fierceness
2Old Irishfróechheather, Calluna vulgaris
3Proto-Celticwroikosheather

Words derived from “fraoch”

Every word from Proto-Celtic wroikos →Every word from Old Irish fróech →Every word from Middle Irish fráech →