Where does “irlandez” come from?
irlandez (Romanian) comes from French irlandais, from French Irlande, from English Ireland, from Middle English Irlond, from Old English Īrland, from Old English Īras, from Old Norse Írar, from Old Irish Ériu — fat, milk.
irlandez (Romanian): Irish; Irishman
Definitions
- Irish; Irishman
Ancestry of “irlandez”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | irlandais | Irish, the Irish language; Irish |
| 2 | French | Irlande | — |
| 3 | English | Ireland | Other places named Ireland |
| 4 | Middle English | Irlond | — |
| 5 | Old English | Īrland | — |
| 6 | Old English | Īras | Irishmen |
| 7 | Old Norse | Írar | Irishmen |
| 8 | Old Irish | Ériu | Ireland |
| 9 | Primitive Irish | *Īweriū | — |
| 10 | Proto-Celtic | Φīweryū | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | piHweryon- | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | peyH- | fat, milk |