Where does “aisfhreagrach” come from?

aisfhreagrach (Irish) comes from Irish aisfhreagra, from Irish ais-, from Irish áis, from Old Irish ais, from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aisfhreagrach (Irish): back-answering, impudent

Definitions

  1. back-answering, impudent

Ancestry of “aisfhreagrach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaisfhreagraback answer, retort
2Irishais-re-, back
3Irisháisconvenience
4Old Irishaisback
5Proto-Celtic*axsi-—
6Proto-Celtic*axsilā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Irish ais- →