Where does “sreangshúileach” come from?

sreangshúileach (Irish) comes from Irish sreangshúil, 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.

sreangshúileach (Irish): having bloodshot eyes

Definitions

  1. having bloodshot eyes

Ancestry of “sreangshúileach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsreangshúilbloodshot eye
2Irishsreangstring, twine, cord; wire; chain
3Middle Irishsreng—
4Old Norsestrengrstring
5Proto-Germanicstrangizstring
6Proto-Indo-Europeanstrengʰ-to twist; rope, cord
7Proto-Indo-Europeanster-sterile, infertile
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ster- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European strengʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic strangiz →