Where does “dair” come from?
dair (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish dairid, from Proto-Celtic daryeti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰerh₃- — to leap, spring.
Ancestry of “dair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | dairid | to leap upon; bulls; to bull |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | daryeti | to leap upon; to bull |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰerh₃- | to leap, spring |
Words derived from “dair”