Where does “ráth” come from?

ráth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸratom, from Proto-Celtic *ɸarnati, from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- — to provide; bestow, give; to grant.

ráth (Old Irish): surety, guarantor; suretyship, guarantee, pledge;...

Definitions

  1. surety, guarantor; suretyship, guarantee, pledge;...

Ancestry of “ráth”, step by step

ráth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic ɸratom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸratomgrace, virtue, good fortune
2Proto-Celtic*ɸarnatito grant, to bestow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

via Latin ratis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinratisraft; pontoon bridge; boat
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁reh₁-to row; to separate; loose, sparse, rare

Words derived from “ráth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *ɸarnati →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸratom →