Where does “uchtbharr” come from?
uchtbharr (Irish) comes from Irish barr, from Old French barre, from Vulgar Latin barra, from Frankish bara, from Proto-Germanic barō, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerH- — to pierce; to strike; brown.
uchtbharr (Irish): parapet
Definitions
- parapet
Ancestry of “uchtbharr”, step by step
uchtbharr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish barr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | barr | tip, head, point; top; summit; upper part |
| 2 | Old French | barre | bar |
| 3 | Vulgar Latin | barra | barrier |
| 4 | Frankish | bara | bar, beam, barrier, fence |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | barō | beam, bar, barrier |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰerH- | to pierce; to strike; brown |
via Irish ucht
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ucht | chest |
| 2 | Old Irish | ucht | breast, bosom; lap; breast, bosom; bosom; lap;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | peg- | breast |
| 4 | English | polyethylene glycol | Any of a series of water-soluble polymers, of... |