Where does “tràth” come from?

tràth (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tráth, from Proto-Celtic trātu, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tràth (Scottish Gaelic): time, season, period; tense; early

Definitions

  1. time, season, period; tense; early

Ancestry of “tràth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtráthperiod of time, hour, point in time; day;...
2Proto-Celtictrātutime, hour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “tràth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic trātu →Every word from Old Irish tráth →
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