Where does “troigh” come from?

troigh (Irish) comes from Old Irish tráig, from Proto-Celtic tregess, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

troigh (Irish): foot

Definitions

  1. foot

Ancestry of “troigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtráigstrand, shore; ebb tide; exhaustion, death
2Proto-Celtictregessfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tregess →
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