Where does “neasraon” come from?

neasraon (Irish) comes from Irish neas, from Irish neasa, from Old Irish nessa, from Old Irish -a — combines with prepositions to form a relative...

neasraon (Irish): close range

Definitions

  1. close range

Ancestry of “neasraon”, step by step

neasraon traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish neas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishneasmoulding block; Alternative form of deas
2Irishneasanearer, nearest
3Old Irishnessanearer, closer
4Old Irish-acombines with prepositions to form a relative...

via Irish raon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishraonway, path, route; track; range; Alternative form...
Every word from Old Irish -aEvery word from Old Irish nessaEvery word from Irish neasa