Where does “airie” come from?

airie (Scots) comes from Irish áirigh, from Old Irish ad·rími, from Proto-Celtic rīmā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- — to fit, to fix, to put together.

airie (Scots): shealing; hill pasture, or summer residence for herdsmen and cattle

Definitions

  1. shealing; hill pasture, or summer residence for herdsmen and cattle

Ancestry of “airie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisháirighcount, reckon
2Old Irishad·rímicounts, numbers, computes; records, recounts,...
3Proto-Celticrīmānumber
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂rey-to count, count out; to arrange
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂er-to fit, to fix, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂er- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂rey- →Every word from Proto-Celtic rīmā →