Where does “tromhaibhse” come from?

tromhaibhse (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tromhaibh, 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.

tromhaibhse (Scottish Gaelic): through you

Definitions

  1. through you

Ancestry of “tromhaibhse”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictromhaibhthrough you
2Scottish Gaelictrothrough
3Old Irishtremi—
4Old Irishtrethrough
5Proto-Celtictrimo-—
6Proto-Celtic*treithrough
7Proto-Indo-Europeanterh₂-to cross over, pass through, overcome
Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *trei →Every word from Proto-Celtic trimo- →