Where does “ithir” come from?

ithir (Irish) comes from Irish ith, from Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European peyt- — food, nutrition; to nourish, feed.

ithir (Irish): soil, earth; arable land, cornland; land on which...

Definitions

  1. soil, earth; arable land, cornland; land on which...

Ancestry of “ithir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishitheat
2Old Irishithidto eat
3Proto-Celticɸiteti
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyt-food, nutrition; to nourish, feed

Words derived from “ithir

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyt-Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸitetiEvery word from Old Irish ithid