Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “orcaid” come from?

orcaid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic orgeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erg- — perish.

orcaid (Old Irish): kills, slays

Definitions

  1. kills, slays

Ancestry of “orcaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticorgetito kill; to destroy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erg-perish

Words derived from “orcaid”

  • arg
  • frisoirc
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