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

Definitions

  1. beetle-browed

Ancestry of “trome-volleeagh”, step by step

trome-volleeagh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx trome

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxtromeheavy, substantial, dense; difficult; emphatic
2Old Irishtromheavy; heavy, severe, grievous, difficult; sad,...
3Proto-Celtictrummosheavy
4Proto-Indo-Europeantrewd-to push, to thrust

via Manx mollee

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmolleeeyebrow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trewd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic trummos →Every word from Old Irish trom →