Where does “atrab” come from?
atrab (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *attrebā, from Proto-Celtic trebā, from Proto-Indo-European treb- — settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell.
Ancestry of “atrab”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | *attrebā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | trebā | dwelling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | treb- | settlement, dwelling; to build, dwell |