Where does “suanbhruith” come from?

suanbhruith (Irish) comes from Irish suan, from Old Irish súan, from Proto-Celtic sounos, from Proto-Indo-European swépnos, from Proto-Indo-European swopnos, from Proto-Indo-European swep- — to sleep.

suanbhruith (Irish): verbal noun of suanbhruith; simmer

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of suanbhruith; simmer

Ancestry of “suanbhruith”, step by step

suanbhruith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish suan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishsuansleep, slumber
2Old Irishsúanslumber, sleep
3Proto-Celticsounossleep
4Proto-Indo-Europeanswépnossleep, slumber
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswopnosdream
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswep-to sleep

via Irish bruith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbruithboil, cook by boiling; bake; burn
2Middle Irishbruithid—
3Old Irishbruithbroth; act of smelting, forging, refining; act of...
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