Where does “eirey” come from?
eirey (Manx) comes from Middle Irish eigre, from Anglo-Norman eir, from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.
eirey (Manx): heir
Ancestry of “eirey”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | eigre | heir, inheritor, successor, descendant |
| 2 | Anglo-Norman | eir | heir |
| 3 | Old French | heir | — |
| 4 | Latin | hērēs | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |
Words derived from “eirey”