Where does “ré” come from?

ré (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs, from Proto-Indo-European per-, from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós — passed , crossed.

ré (Old Irish): before

Definitions

  1. before

Ancestry of “ré”, step by step

ré traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic ɸrīs

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸrīsbefore
2Proto-Indo-Europeanper-before, in front; first; to go through
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpr̥tóspassed , crossed

via Proto-Celtic rowis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticrowis—

Words derived from “ré”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pr̥tós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European per- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸrīs →