Where does “druid” come from?

druid (Polish) comes from Gaulish druwits, from Proto-Celtic druwits, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

druid (Polish): druid

Definitions

  1. druid

Ancestry of “druid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Gaulishdruwits—
2Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
3Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
4Proto-Indo-Europeandrew-hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree
Every word from Proto-Indo-European drew- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dóru →Every word from Proto-Celtic druwits →
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