Where does “birr” come from?

birr (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish berr, from Proto-Celtic birros — short.

birr (Old Irish): inflection of berr: ## vocative/genitive singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of berr: ## vocative/genitive singular...

Ancestry of “birr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishberrshort
2Proto-Celticbirrosshort
Every word from Proto-Celtic birros →Every word from Old Irish berr →