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Where does “aithrigid” come from?

aithrigid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish ad·eirrig, from Proto-Celtic regeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reǵ- — to straighten, to right oneself; right; just.

aithrigid (Middle Irish): to change, alter, move

Definitions

  1. to change, alter, move

Ancestry of “aithrigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishad·eirrigto repeat, reiterate; change; repeats,...
2Proto-Celticregetito stretch; to straighten
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reǵ-to straighten, to right oneself; right; just

Words derived from “aithrigid”

  • athraitheach
  • athraigh
  • athrú
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