Where does “Irene” come from?

Irene (Swedish) comes from Ancient Greek Εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἰρήνη, from Ancient Greek εἴρω, from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti, from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- — to speak, say.

Irene (Swedish): French style spelling of Irene.(Iréne also occurs)

Definitions

  1. French style spelling of Irene.(Iréne also occurs)

Ancestry of “Irene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient GreekΕἰρήνηpeace
2Ancient Greekεἰρήνηpeace
3Ancient GreekεἴρωI tie, join, fasten, string together; I insert;...
4Proto-Hellenicwéřřōto say, to tell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéryetito be saying
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwerh₁-to speak, say
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéryeti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic wéřřō →