Where does “bre” come from?

bre (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish brí, from Proto-Celtic brixs, from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- — to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain.

bre (Scottish Gaelic): hill; headland

Definitions

  1. hill; headland

Ancestry of “bre”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbríhill
2Proto-Celticbrixshill
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰerǵʰ-to rise; high, lofty; hill, mountain
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰerǵʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic brixs →Every word from Old Irish brí →