Where does “tréimhse” come from?
tréimhse (Irish) comes from Old Irish tréimse, from Old Irish trí, from Proto-Celtic trīs, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.
tréimhse (Irish): period, time; time limit, limitation; duration
Definitions
- period, time; time limit, limitation; duration
Ancestry of “tréimhse”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tréimse | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | trí | three |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trīs | three |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *tréyes | — |
Words derived from “tréimhse”