Where does “druide” come from?

druide (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Latin Druidae, from Gaulish Druides, from Proto-Celtic druwits, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

druide (Norwegian Nynorsk): a Druid

Definitions

  1. a Druid

Ancestry of “druide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinDruidaethe Druids
2GaulishDruides—
3Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →