Where does “eigre” come from?

eigre (Middle Irish) comes from Anglo-Norman eir, from Old French heir, from Latin hērēs, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- — to go, to walk.

eigre (Middle Irish): heir, inheritor, successor, descendant

Definitions

  1. heir, inheritor, successor, descendant

Ancestry of “eigre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Anglo-Normaneirheir
2Old Frenchheir—
3Latinhērēsheir, heiress
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “eigre”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰeh₁ro- →Every word from Latin hērēs →