{"id":3449,"date":"2024-07-06T11:18:42","date_gmt":"2024-07-06T11:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3449"},"modified":"2024-07-06T11:53:50","modified_gmt":"2024-07-06T11:53:50","slug":"celtic-pathways-heather","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?p=3449","title":{"rendered":"Celtic Pathways &#8211; Heather"},"content":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Heather\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-06T11:18:42+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M09S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of words for heather in some Romance languages.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *wroikos means heather. Its origins are uncertain, and it possibly comes from a non-Indo-European substrate source [source]. \n\nRela...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3172\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3449-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3449-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"heather.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of words for <strong>heather<\/strong> in some Romance languages.<\/p>\n<p><a data-flickr-embed=\"true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/keep_your_bunnet_oon\/52303620288\/in\/photolist-2nFTJ5G-2pxRZiN-GUAsgV-2oK3Wv8-2ngT68E-2jryBtj-XQSfCL-FCYnmL-2gSZKdN-2mWiDVi-2mixeZ5-252KtVp-2nFVHKL-2nLQjMs-2nGX5Xf-2o1j8qo-2nzXB1B-KDRUP8-2jGybH7-2osty81-2mJcNng-5CCg8q-2iFUgPq-ADR8YR-NjYbWu-oC2v71-2nZfzZ4-U5dmDK-2nAhR1M-2o9yfPx-cjjFbS-oYxyLj-2nwrVQv-29vW2uW-2mjXjJk-2mEoEuv-L7XGQE-2nXJ22a-2jAkrK9-2aLLPKg-WMfJyk-2kQBEJD-xXrbpV-2jTdLAx-2opprMF-XQuydL-2gtQmCd-2mNvgg8-2jDQXQ3-Xe9eZj\" title=\"Heather\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/52303620288_b71b385ec3_z.jpg\" width=\"640\" height=\"429\" alt=\"Heather\"\/><\/a><script async src=\"\/\/embedr.flickr.com\/assets\/client-code.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Proto-Celtic word <strong>*wroikos<\/strong> means heather. Its origins are uncertain, and it possibly comes from a non-Indo-European substrate source [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Celtic\/wroikos\">source<\/a>]. <\/p>\n<p>Related words in the modern Celtic languages include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>fraoch<\/strong> [f\u02e0\u027e\u02e0e\u02d0x] = heather, heath, moor in Irish<\/li>\n<li><strong>fraoch<\/strong> [fr\u026f\u02d0x] = heather in Scottish Gaelic<\/li>\n<li><strong>freoagh<\/strong> = heather, heath in Manx<\/li>\n<li><strong>grug<\/strong> [\u0261r\u0268\u02d0\u0261 \/ \u0261ri\u02d0\u0261] = heather, heath in Welsh<\/li>\n<li><strong>grug<\/strong> [\u0261ry\u02d0\u0261 \/ \u0261ri\u02d0\u0261] = heather, heath in Cornish<\/li>\n<li><strong>brug<\/strong> [bry\u02d0k] = heather in Breton<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Words from the same Proto-Celtic roots, via Gaulish and Latin, include <strong>brezo<\/strong> (heath) in Spanish, <strong>breixo<\/strong> (heather) in Galician, <strong>brugo<\/strong> (heather) and <strong>brughiera<\/strong> (heath, moor) in Italian, and <strong>bruy\u00e8re<\/strong> (heath, heather, brier) in French [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Latin\/brucus\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Related words in other languages possibly include <strong>v\u0159es<\/strong> (heather) in Czech, <strong>wrzos<\/strong> (heather) in Polish, <strong>vir\u017eis<\/strong> (heather) in Lithuanian, and <strong>ericaceous<\/strong> (Of or pertaining to the heath family; Acid-loving, acidic) in English [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/%E1%BC%90%CF%81%CE%B5%CE%AF%CE%BA%CE%B7#Ancient_Greek\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Incidentally, the word <strong>heather<\/strong> comes from Old English <em>*h\u01e3ddre<\/em> (heather), from <em>h\u01e3\u00fe<\/em> (wasteland, wilderness, heath), from Proto-Germanic <em>*hai\u00fe\u012b<\/em> [\u02c8x\u0251i\u032f.\u03b8i\u02d0] (heath, wasteland), possibly from PIE <em>*k\u00f3y-t-os<\/em> (forest, wasteland, pasture) [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/heather#English\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>Other words from the same roots include <strong>heath<\/strong> in English, <strong>heide<\/strong> (heath, heathland, heather) in Dutch, <strong>Heide<\/strong> (heath, heathland, nation, country) in German [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic\/hai%C3%BE%C4%AB\">source<\/a>], and also <strong>coed<\/strong> (forest, wood, trees) in Welsh, <strong>koos<\/strong> (forest) in Cornish, and <strong>koad<\/strong> (wood, forest) in Breton [<a href=\"https:\/\/en.wiktionary.org\/wiki\/Reconstruction:Proto-Brythonic\/ko%C9%A8d\">source<\/a>].<\/p>\n<p>More about words for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2022\/05\/03\/heather\/\">Heather<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/2018\/12\/25\/trees-woods-forests\/\">Trees, Wood(s) &#038; Forests<\/a>, in Celtic languages.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more connections between Celtic languages on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/celtiadur\/\">Celtiadur blog<\/a>. I also write about words, etymology and other language-related topics on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/bloggle\/\">Omniglot Blog<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Radio Omniglot podcasts are brought to you in association with <a href=\"https:\/\/blubrry.com\/services\/podcast-hosting\/?code=omniglot\">Blubrry Podcast Hosting<\/a>, a great place to host your podcasts. Get your first month free with the promo code <strong>omniglot<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.japanesepod101.com\/member\/go.php?r=759259&amp;i=b0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/images\/banners\/banner_japanesepod.jpg\" alt=\"The Fastest Way to Learn Japanese Guaranteed with JapanesePod101.com\" width=\"630\" height=\"83\"><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/AudioObject\"><meta itemprop=\"name\" content=\"Celtic Pathways &amp;#8211; Heather\" \/><meta itemprop=\"uploadDate\" content=\"2024-07-06T11:18:42+00:00\" \/><meta itemprop=\"encodingFormat\" content=\"audio\/mpeg\" \/><meta itemprop=\"duration\" content=\"PT2M09S\" \/><meta itemprop=\"description\" content=\"In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of words for heather in some Romance languages.\n\n\n\nThe Proto-Celtic word *wroikos means heather. Its origins are uncertain, and it possibly comes from a non-Indo-European substrate source [source]. \n\nRela...\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentUrl\" content=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\" \/><meta itemprop=\"contentSize\" content=\"2.2\" \/><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_3173\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-3449-2\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\">https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><\/div><p class=\"powerpress_links powerpress_links_mp3\" style=\"margin-bottom: 1px !important;\">Podcast: <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_pinw\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Play in new window\" onclick=\"return powerpress_pinw('https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/?powerpress_pinw=3449-podcast');\" rel=\"nofollow\">Play in new window<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/media.blubrry.com\/radio_omniglot\/www.omniglot.com\/soundfiles\/celticpathways\/heather.mp3\" class=\"powerpress_link_d\" title=\"Download\" rel=\"nofollow\" download=\"heather.mp3\">Download<\/a><\/p><p>In this episode we look into the Celtic roots of words for heather in some Romance languages. The Proto-Celtic word *wroikos means heather. Its origins are uncertain, and it possibly comes from a non-Indo-European substrate source [source]. Related words in the modern Celtic languages include: fraoch [f\u02e0\u027e\u02e0e\u02d0x] = heather, heath, moor in Irish fraoch [fr\u026f\u02d0x] [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[38,122,33,47,20,56,23,143,117,24,6,12,4,50,156,36,11,55,1,63,94,57,59,5,7],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3449","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-breton","category-celtic-pathways","category-czech","category-dutch","category-english","category-etymology","category-french","category-galician-galego","category-gaulish","category-german","category-irish","category-italian","category-language","category-latin","category-lithuanian-lietuviu-kalba","category-manx","category-music","category-old-english-aenglisc","category-podcast","category-polish-polski","category-proto-celtic","category-proto-germanic","category-proto-indo-european","category-scottish-gaelic","category-welsh"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3449"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3456,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3449\/revisions\/3456"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3449"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3449"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.omniglot.com\/radio\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3449"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}