Where does “bàrr” come from?

bàrr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish barr, from Proto-Celtic barros, from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- — top, tip, point.

bàrr (Scottish Gaelic): peak, top, crest; point, tip

Definitions

  1. peak, top, crest; point, tip

Ancestry of “bàrr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbarrtip, point; helmet; point; top, tip, end; crop,...
2Proto-Celticbarrostop, summit
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰers-top, tip, point

Words derived from “bàrr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰers- →Every word from Proto-Celtic barros →Every word from Old Irish barr →