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
- beach, seabeach, strand; shore; riverbank
Ancestry of “tràigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | tráig | strand, shore; ebb tide; exhaustion, death |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tregess | foot |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | tregʰ- | to drag, pull?; to run, walk |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dʰregʰ- | to run |