Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “brí” come from?

brí (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic brixs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

brí (Old Irish): hill

Definitions

  1. hill

Ancestry of “brí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrixshill
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain

Words derived from “brí”

  • bre
  • brèaghachd
  • brèagha
  • bregda
  • Brega
  • breaghdha
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →