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Where does “fráech” come from?

fráech (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish fróech, from Proto-Celtic wroikos — heather.

fráech (Middle Irish): rage, fury, fierceness

Definitions

  1. rage, fury, fierceness

Ancestry of “fráech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfróech—
2Proto-Celticwroikosheather

Words derived from “fráech”

  • fraoch
  • fraochán
  • fraoch
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