Where does “oir” come from?

oir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ár, from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

oir (Scottish Gaelic): since, for, because; edge, verge, fringe, margin,...

Definitions

  1. since, for, because; edge, verge, fringe, margin,...

Ancestry of “oir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishárslaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction
2Proto-Celticagros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “oir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic agros →