Where does “oir-” come from?
oir- (Irish) comes from Hungarian ír, from German Ire, from English Irish, from Middle English Irisce, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū — fat, milk.
oir- (Irish): east
Definitions
- east
Ancestry of “oir-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | ír | to write; to burn; Irish |
| 2 | German | Ire | Irishman |
| 3 | English | Irish | The Goidelic language indigenous to Ireland, also... |
| 4 | Middle English | Irisce | — |
| 5 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 6 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 8 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 9 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |