Where does “tràilleachd” come from?

tràilleachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tràill, from Old Irish tráill, from Old Norse þræll, from Proto-Germanic þragilaz, from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- — pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run.

tràilleachd (Scottish Gaelic): Alternative form of tràillealachd

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tràillealachd

Ancestry of “tràilleachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictràillslave; addict; drudge
2Old Irishtráill—
3Old Norseþrællslave
4Proto-Germanicþragilazrunner; gofer; servant
5Proto-Indo-Europeantrāgʰ-pull, drag, race, run; to pull, drag, race, run
Every word from Proto-Indo-European trāgʰ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic þragilaz →Every word from Old Norse þræll →