Where does “freagracht” come from?

freagracht (Irish) comes 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.

freagracht (Irish): responsibility; answerability, accountability

Definitions

  1. responsibility; answerability, accountability

Ancestry of “freagracht”, step by step

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

Words derived from “freagracht”

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