Ériu
Middle Irish
/ˈeːrʲiu̯/, /ˈeːrʲə/
proper noun
Definitions
- Ireland
Etymology
Inherited from Old Irish Ériu (Ireland) inherited from Proto-Celtic *Φīweryū inherited from Proto-Indo-European *piHweryon-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*piHweryon-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Ἰ̄έρνη Ancient Greek
- Ἰ̄ουερνία Ancient Greek
- Ἰέρνη Ancient Greek
- Ἰουερνία Ancient Greek
- *piH-wer-, *peyH- Proto-Indo-European
- *piHwer- Proto-Indo-European
- *piHweryon- Proto-Indo-European
- iriska Swedish
- Īr- Old English
- Éire Irish
- Írar Old Norse
- írar Old Norse
- Ériu Old Irish
- Èirinn Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- *Īwerjū Proto-Celtic
- *ɸīweryū Proto-Celtic
- *Φīweryū Proto-Celtic
- *Iwerðon Proto-Brythonic