Where does “druid” come from?

druid (Romanian) comes from French druide, from Old French druide, from Latin Druidae, from Gaulish Druides, from Proto-Celtic druwits, from Proto-Indo-European dóru, from Proto-Indo-European drew- — hard, firm, strong, solid; hard, fast; tree.

druid (Romanian): druid

Definitions

  1. druid

Ancestry of “druid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchdruidedruid
2Old Frenchdruide—
3LatinDruidaethe Druids
4GaulishDruides—
5Proto-Celticdruwitsdruid
6Proto-Indo-Europeandórutree
7Proto-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 →