Where does “druim” come from?
druim (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish druimm, from Proto-Celtic drosmen, from Proto-Indo-European térmn̥ — boundary, end.
druim (Scottish Gaelic): back; keel; camber
Ancestry of “druim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | druimm | back; ridge |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | drosmen | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | térmn̥ | boundary, end |