Where does “frithéiligh” come from?
frithéiligh (Irish) comes from Irish frith-, 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.
frithéiligh (Irish): counter-claim
Ancestry of “frithéiligh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | frith- | anti-, counter-; back |
| 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 |