Where does “cerc” come from?
cerc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kerkā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.
cerc (Old Irish): hen; female of other birds
Definitions
- hen; female of other birds
Ancestry of “cerc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | kerkā | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
Words derived from “cerc”