Where does “eirys” come from?

eirys (Manx) comes from Manx eirey, 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.

eirys (Manx): inheritance

Definitions

  1. inheritance

Ancestry of “eirys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxeireyheir
2Middle Irisheigreheir, inheritor, successor, descendant
3Anglo-Normaneirheir
4Old Frenchheir—
5Latinhērēsheir, heiress
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →