Where does “tairnge” come from?

tairnge (Middle Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tarankyos, from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- — to rub, turn; to drill, pierce.

tairnge (Middle Irish): nail, spike, peg

Definitions

  1. nail, spike, peg

Ancestry of “tairnge”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictarankyosnail
2Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₁-to rub, turn; to drill, pierce

Words derived from “tairnge”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tarankyos →