Where does “luaidhe” come from?

luaidhe (Irish) comes from Old Irish lúaide, from Proto-Celtic loudom, from Proto-Indo-European plewd-, from Proto-Indo-European plew- — to fly, flow, run.

luaidhe (Irish): lead

Definitions

  1. lead

Ancestry of “luaidhe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlúaide—
2Proto-Celticloudomlead
3Proto-Indo-Europeanplewd-to fly, flow, run
4Proto-Indo-Europeanplew-to fly, flow, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European plew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European plewd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic loudom →
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