Where does “-rad” come from?

-rad (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *-retom, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

-rad (Old Irish): Forms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives

Definitions

  1. Forms collective nouns from nouns or adjectives

Ancestry of “-rad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*-retomrun
2Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “-rad”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *-retom →