Where does “iomair” come from?

iomair (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish imrid, from Old Irish imm·beir.

iomair (Scottish Gaelic): ridge (plowed), piece of land

Definitions

  1. ridge (plowed), piece of land

Ancestry of “iomair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishimridcarry around
2Old Irishimm·beir—
Every word from Old Irish imm·beir →Every word from Middle Irish imrid →