Where does “tre” come from?
tre (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic trimo-, from Proto-Celtic *trei, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.
tre (Old Irish): through
Definitions
- through
Ancestry of “tre”, step by step
tre traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Proto-Celtic trimo-
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | trimo- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *trei | through |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | terh₂- | to cross over, pass through, overcome |
via Celtic *trei
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Celtic | *trei | — |