Where does “bríg” come from?

bríg (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic brīgos, from Proto-Indo-European gʷrih₂-g-, from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us, from Proto-Indo-European -us — Forms adjectives from Caland system roots.

bríg (Old Irish): force, power; value, virtue; strength, vigour,...

Definitions

  1. force, power; value, virtue; strength, vigour,...

Ancestry of “bríg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticbrīgosstrength
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷrih₂-g-—
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
4Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots

Words derived from “bríg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷréh₂us →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷrih₂-g- →