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Where does “roth” come from?

roth (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish roth, from Proto-Celtic rotos, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

roth (Scottish Gaelic): wheel; rim; halo

Definitions

  1. wheel; rim; halo

Ancestry of “roth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishrothwheel; disc; sphere
2Proto-Celticrotoswheel
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “roth”

  • rothair
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