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Where does “eigrecht” come from?

eigrecht (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish eigre, 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.

eigrecht (Middle Irish): inheritance, heritage, patrimony; inherited...

Definitions

  1. inheritance, heritage, patrimony; inherited...

Ancestry of “eigrecht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irisheigreheir, inheritor, successor, descendant
2Anglo-Normaneirheir
3Old Frenchheir—
4Latinhērēs—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁ro-derelict; an abandoned or forsaken person
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰeh₁-to go, to walk

Words derived from “eigrecht”

  • oidhreachtúlacht
  • oidhreacht
  • oidhreachtúil
  • oighreachd
  • yn-eiraghtagh
  • eiraght
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