Where does “freagair” come from?

freagair (Irish) comes 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.

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Ancestry of “freagair”, step by step

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

Words derived from “freagair”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →