Where does “tromhainn” come from?

tromhainn (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.

tromhainn (Scottish Gaelic): through us

Definitions

  1. through us

Ancestry of “tromhainn”, step by step

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

Words derived from “tromhainn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European terh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *trei →Every word from Proto-Celtic trimo- →