Where does “oirthearach” come from?

oirthearach (Irish) comes from Irish oirthear, from Old Irish airthear, from Old Irish air-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.

oirthearach (Irish): front; eastern, Oriental; orientalist

Definitions

  1. front; eastern, Oriental; orientalist

Ancestry of “oirthearach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoirthearfront, front part
2Old Irishairthear—
3Old Irishair-for-, fore
4Proto-Celticɸare-for-, fore-
5Proto-Celticɸarein front of
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “oirthearach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸare →Every word from Old Irish air- →