Where does “nósmhar” come from?

nósmhar (Irish) comes from Middle Irish nósmar, from Old Irish -mar, from Old Irish már, from Proto-Celtic māros, from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros, from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- — to measure.

nósmhar (Irish): customary; formal, conventional; polite

Definitions

  1. customary; formal, conventional; polite

Ancestry of “nósmhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishnósmarcustomary, according to precedent, in good form,...
2Old Irish-margenerates adjectives from nouns
3Old IrishmárAlternative form of mór; great
4Proto-Celticmārosbig, great
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmoh₁rosgreat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₁-to measure

Words derived from “nósmhar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European moh₁ros →Every word from Proto-Celtic māros →