Where does “lena” come from?

lena (Irish) comes from Irish le, from Irish re, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

lena (Irish): with which, with whom

Definitions

  1. with which, with whom

Ancestry of “lena”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlewith; used in conjunction with the copula...
2Irishreto
3Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
4Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →