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

Definitions

  1. answer; reply; response

Ancestry of “freagra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfrecrae—
2Old Irishfrith-counter-, beside, against
3Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “freagra”

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