English
Raftery
Raftery comes from Irish Ó Reachtabhra ‘son of Reachtabhra’, from reacht ‘decree’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-tus.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-tusreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rextusreconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900recht‘law’
- Irishc. 1200–presentreacht‘decree’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Reachtabhra‘son of Reachtabhra’
- EnglishtodayRaftery
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₃reǵ-tusreconstructed
- Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*rextusreconstructed
- Old Irishc. 600–900recht‘law’
- Irishc. 1200–presentreacht‘decree’
- Irish, derivedc. 1200–presentÓ Reachtabhra‘son of Reachtabhra’
- EnglishtodayRaftery
The story
Reduced Anglicized form of Irish Ó Reachtabhra (‘son of Reachtabhra’), a personal name which derives from reacht (‘decree’).
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-tus
Today it means
name A surname from Irish.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-tus / Raftery