Words for top, peaks and related things in Celtic languages.
| Proto-Celtic | *barros = top, point, peak |
|---|---|
| Gaulish | Cunobarrus = personal name |
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | barr = abundance, crop, crown, surplus, top, top, tree-top |
| Middle Irish (Gaoidhealg) | barr = top, tip, end, crop, produce, climax, end, crown, supremacy, preeminence, transcendence |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | barr [bˠɑːɾˠ] = tip, point, top, summit, upper part, surface, crop, yield, result, addition, excess, superiority, extremity barrachas = predominance, surplus barradh = hindrance barraí = champion, superior person, arrogant person, bully barraicín = tip, toe (of foot, stocking), toe-cap barraíocht = excess |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | bàrr [baːr̪ˠ] = apex, crest, crown, summit, tip, top, zenith, surface, crop, produce, cream, son barrachd = more, predominance, preponderance barraidheachd = more, predominance, preponderance barran = crest, hood, band(age), swaddling clothes |
| Manx (Gaelg) | baare = apex, cap, climax, end, point, summit, tip, top, crest (of a wave), curl, interval, ruin, bare, film on milk, surface, crown baarey = to bare, clip, dress, poll, prune, shave; trimmed |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | barr, bar [bar] = top, summit crest |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | bar [bar] = head, top, summit, crest, bush, tuft, branch barbiaf, barbio = to trim, shave |
| Middle Cornish (Cernewec) | bar = top, summit, branch |
| Cornish (Kernewek) | barr = summit |
| Old Breton | barr = branch, summit, ridge, peak |
| Middle Breton (Brezonec) | barr, bar = branch, summit, ridge, peak |
| Breton (Brezhoneg) | barr = summit, surface, access, paroxysm |
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
Etymology: from Proto-Indo-European *bʰr̥s-ó-s, from *bʰers- (point, top, tip). Words from the same PIE roots include barley in English, farine (flour) in French, bara (bread) in Welsh, Cornish and Breton, bairín (loaf) in Irish, and related words in Celtic languages [source].
Words from the same Proto-Celtic roots, via Gaulish, include baràz (bramble) in Romansh, barra (garret, loft, upper platform) in Galician [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Am Faclair Beag, Online Manx Dictionary, Teanglann.ie, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Gerlyver Kernewek, Gerlyvyr Cernewec, Dictionaire Favereau, TermOfis, Le dictionnaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, English – ProtoCeltic WordList (PDF), Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic
For once, almost total agreement on the form of this word across all six Celtic languages.