Where does “ruith” come from?

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

ruith (Scottish Gaelic): run; run, flow, stream, rush; chase, run after

Definitions

  1. run; run, flow, stream, rush; chase, run after

Ancestry of “ruith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishreithidto run, to speed
2Proto-Celticretetito run
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

Words derived from “ruith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reteti →Every word from Old Irish reithid →