Where does “daíre” come from?

daíre (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish dáir, from Old Irish daur, from Proto-Celtic daru, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

daíre (Old Irish): a forest of oak trees

Definitions

  1. a forest of oak trees

Ancestry of “daíre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdáirbulling, heat
2Old Irishdaur
3Proto-Celticdaruoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
5Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree

Words derived from “daíre

Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóruEvery word from Proto-Celtic daru