Where does “ráth” come from?

ráth (Irish) comes from Old Irish ráth, from Proto-Celtic ɸratom, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarnati, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

ráth (Irish): earthen rampart; ring-fort, rath; layer

Definitions

  1. earthen rampart; ring-fort, rath; layer

Ancestry of “ráth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishráthsurety, guarantor; suretyship, guarantee, pledge;...
2Proto-Celticɸratomgrace, virtue, good fortune
3Proto-Celtic*ɸarnatito grant, to bestow
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

Words derived from “ráth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸarnati →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸratom →