Where does “mrath” come from?

mrath (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish marnaid, from Proto-Celtic *marnati, from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- — to seize, grip; to pack.

mrath (Old Irish): verbal noun of marnaid

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of marnaid

Ancestry of “mrath”, step by step

mrath traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish marnaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmarnaidto betray; to deceive, delude
2Proto-Celtic*marnatito betray
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmerh₂-to seize, grip; to pack

via Proto-Celtic mratom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmratomdeceit, betrayal, treachery

Words derived from “mrath”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European merh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *marnati →Every word from Old Irish marnaid →