Where does “ruibh” come from?

ruibh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ri, from Middle Irish fri, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ruibh (Scottish Gaelic): with you

Definitions

  1. with you

Ancestry of “ruibh”, step by step

ruibh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicriwith, to; against; up
2Middle Irishfritowards, to
3Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
4Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Scottish Gaelic sibh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsibhyou
2Old Irishsibyou nominative plural, ye
3Proto-Celticswiswisyou
4Proto-Celticswīsyou pl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—

Words derived from “ruibh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →