Where does “sruth” come from?
sruth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic srutom, from Proto-Indo-European srew-, from Proto-Indo-European ser- — to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together.
sruth (Old Irish): stream, river, current; strait, stream, current;...
Definitions
- stream, river, current; strait, stream, current;...
Ancestry of “sruth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | srutom | stream, river; flow, current |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | srew- | to flow, stream |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ser- | to flow; to guard; to bind, to tie together |
Words derived from “sruth”