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Where does “Érennach” come from?

Érennach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Ériu, from Primitive Irish *Īweriū, from Proto-Celtic Φīweryū, from Proto-Indo-European piHweryon-, from Proto-Indo-European peyH- — fat, milk.

Érennach (Old Irish): Irish

Definitions

  1. Irish

Ancestry of “Érennach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishÉriuIreland
2Primitive Irish*Īweriū—
3Proto-CelticΦīweryū—
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanpiHweryon-—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanpeyH-fat, milk

Words derived from “Érennach”

  • Éireannach
  • Éireannachas
  • Èireannach
  • ban-Eireannach
  • Yernagh
  • Yernaghys
  • Anglo-Yernagh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyH- →