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
- heir, inheritor, successor, descendant
Ancestry of “eigre”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Anglo-Norman | eir | heir |
| 2 | Old French | heir | — |
| 3 | Latin | hērēs | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁ro- | derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰeh₁- | to go, to walk |
Words derived from “eigre”