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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

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

Words derived from “mrath”

  • brath
  • brath
  • brath
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