Where does “loathar” come from?

loathar (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic lowatrom, from Proto-Indo-European lówh₃trom, from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- — to wash.

loathar (Old Irish): liquid-holding vessel

Definitions

  1. liquid-holding vessel

Ancestry of “loathar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlowatromwashbasin
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlówh₃tromthat which is used for washing; washbasin,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlewh₃-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European lewh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European lówh₃trom →Every word from Proto-Celtic lowatrom →