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Where does “angar” come from?

angar (Irish) comes from Irish gáire, from Irish gáir, from Middle Irish gairid, from Old Irish gairid, from Old Irish gáir, from Proto-Celtic gāris, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

angar (Irish): want, distress, affliction, austerity, privation

Definitions

  1. want, distress, affliction, austerity, privation

Ancestry of “angar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgáireverbal noun of gáir; a laugh; genitive singular...
2Irishgáircry, shout; report; fame, notoriety; Alternative...
3Middle Irishgairid—
4Old Irishgairidto call
5Old Irishgáir—
6Proto-Celticgāris—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “angar”

  • angarach
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