Where does “Conchobar” come from?

Conchobar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cú, from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Conchobar (Old Irish): lover of hounds

Definitions

  1. lover of hounds

Ancestry of “Conchobar”, step by step

Conchobar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish cú

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcúdog, hound; wolf
2Primitive Irishᚉᚒᚅᚐhound, wolf
3Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Old Irish cobar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcobardesiring
2Proto-Celtic*kubrosdesired
3Proto-Indo-Europeankwep-to smoke, to steam; to boil; aroma, strong odor

Words derived from “Conchobar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚉᚒᚅᚐ →