Where does “tràigh” come from?

tràigh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tráig, from Proto-Celtic tregess, from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- — to run.

tràigh (Scottish Gaelic): beach, seabeach, strand; shore; riverbank

Definitions

  1. beach, seabeach, strand; shore; riverbank

Ancestry of “tràigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtráigstrand, shore; ebb tide; exhaustion, death
2Proto-Celtictregessfoot
3Proto-Indo-Europeantregʰ-to drag, pull?; to run, walk
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰregʰ-to run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European tregʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tregess →