Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “lour” come from?

lour (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic lawaros, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

lour (Old Irish): enough, sufficient

Definitions

  1. enough, sufficient

Ancestry of “lour”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlawaros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

Words derived from “lour”

  • leorchúiteamh
  • leorfhianaise
  • neamh-leordhóthain
  • leordhóthain
  • leordhóthanacht
  • leorghníomh
  • leor
  • liooar
  • lór
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →