Where does “oighearchlár” come from?

oighearchlár (Irish) comes from Irish Clár, from Old Irish clár, from Proto-Celtic klārom, from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂ro-, from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- — to beat; to break.

oighearchlár (Irish): ice shelf

Definitions

  1. ice shelf

Ancestry of “oighearchlár”, step by step

oighearchlár traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Clár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishClárboard, plank
2Old Irishclárboard, plank; stave; gameboard
3Proto-Celticklāromtable; plank, board, table
4Proto-Indo-Europeankleh₂ro-plank
5Proto-Indo-Europeankelh₂-to beat; to break

via Irish oighear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoighearice
2Old Irishaigice; third-person singular present indicative...
3Proto-Celticyegisice
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁yeg-ice, icicle
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kelh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kleh₂ro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic klārom →