Where does “roin” come from?

roin (Manx) comes from Manx roish, from Old Irish rïam, from Old Irish ré, from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

roin (Manx): first-person plural of roish

Definitions

  1. first-person plural of roish

Ancestry of “roin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxroishahead of; before; third-person singular of roish
2Old Irishrïambefore it
3Old Irishrébefore
4Proto-Celticɸrīsbefore
5Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs →