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Where does “tromhaibh” come from?

tromhaibh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tro, from Old Irish tremi, from Old Irish tre, from Proto-Celtic trimo-, from Proto-Celtic *trei, from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- — to cross over, pass through, overcome.

tromhaibh (Scottish Gaelic): through you

Definitions

  1. through you

Ancestry of “tromhaibh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictrothrough
2Old Irishtremi—
3Old Irishtrethrough
4Proto-Celtictrimo-—
5Proto-Celtic*trei—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome

Words derived from “tromhaibh”

  • tromhaibhse
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →