Where does “trome-volleeagh” come from?
trome-volleeagh (Manx) comes from Manx trome, from Old Irish trom, from Proto-Celtic trummos, from Proto-Indo-European trewd- — to push, to thrust.
trome-volleeagh (Manx): beetle-browed
Ancestry of “trome-volleeagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | trome | heavy, substantial, dense; difficult; emphatic |
| 2 | Old Irish | trom | heavy; heavy, severe, grievous, difficult; sad,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | trummos | heavy |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | trewd- | to push, to thrust |