Where does “freagra” come from?
freagra (Irish) comes from Old Irish frecrae, from Old Irish frith-, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.
freagra (Irish): answer; reply; response
Ancestry of “freagra”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | frecrae | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | frith- | counter-, beside, against |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | writ- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “freagra”