Where does “sreangshúil” come from?

sreangshúil (Irish) comes from Irish sreang, from Middle Irish sreng, from Old Norse strengr, from Proto-Germanic strangiz, from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European ster- — sterile, infertile.

sreangshúil (Irish): bloodshot eye

Definitions

  1. bloodshot eye

Ancestry of “sreangshúil”, step by step

sreangshúil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish sreang

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsreangstring, twine, cord; wire; chain
2Middle Irishsreng—
3Old Norsestrengrstring
4Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
5Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
6Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile

via Irish súil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsúileye
2Old Irishsúileye; hope, expectation
3Primitive Irishsūli—
4Proto-Celticsūlesuns
5Proto-Indo-Europeansóh₂wl̥sun

Words derived from “sreangshúil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →
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