Where does “scréachán” come from?

scréachán (Irish) comes from Irish án, from Old Irish ín, from Proto-Celtic sindos, from Proto-Indo-European sḗm, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

scréachán (Irish): shrike bird of the family

Definitions

  1. shrike bird of the family

Ancestry of “scréachán”, step by step

scréachán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish án

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishánbright, brilliant; splendid, noble
2Old Irishínfast, period of fasting
3Proto-Celticsindosthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeansḗmone
5Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

via Irish scréach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscréachscreech, scream, shriek; screech, shriek
2Old Irishscréchcry, shout, scream
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sem- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European sḗm →Every word from Proto-Celtic sindos →