Where does “eochairfhreagracht” come from?

eochairfhreagracht (Irish) comes from Irish freagracht, from Irish freagair, from Old Irish ·frecair, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

eochairfhreagracht (Irish): key responsibility

Definitions

  1. key responsibility

Ancestry of “eochairfhreagracht”, step by step

eochairfhreagracht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish freagracht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfreagrachtresponsibility; answerability, accountability
2Irishfreagairto answer
3Old Irish·frecair—
4Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
5Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
7Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

via Irish eochair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheochairkey; key; clef
2Scottish Gaeliciuchairkey; clef
3Proto-Celtic*ikūr—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyókʷr̥liver
5Proto-Indo-European-r̥Derives nouns from roots, frequently mass nouns
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →