Where does “tréan” come from?

tréan (Irish) comes from Old Irish trén, from Proto-Celtic trexsnos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- — rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong.

tréan (Irish): strong, powerful; intense, violent

Definitions

  1. strong, powerful; intense, violent

Ancestry of “tréan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtrénstrong
2Proto-Celtictrexsnosstrong
3Proto-Indo-European(s)treg-rigid, stiff; to be stiff, rigid, strong
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)treg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic trexsnos →Every word from Old Irish trén →