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Where does “dris” come from?

dris (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *dristis.

dris (Old Irish): bramble, briar, thorn-bush

Definitions

  1. bramble, briar, thorn-bush

Ancestry of “dris”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*dristis—

Words derived from “dris”

  • drisheen
  • drisíneach
  • drisíneacht
  • drisín
  • drischoill
  • driseog
  • driseach
  • dris
  • dris
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