Where does “reamhar” come from?

reamhar (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish remor, from Proto-Celtic remros — great, fat, thick.

reamhar (Scottish Gaelic): fat, plump, fleshy; fat, greasy, oily; big, great

Definitions

  1. fat, plump, fleshy; fat, greasy, oily; big, great

Ancestry of “reamhar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishremorfat; stout; thick
2Proto-Celticremrosgreat, fat, thick
Every word from Proto-Celtic remros →Every word from Old Irish remor →
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