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Where does “frithagra” come from?

frithagra (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.

frithagra (Irish): counterpleading; counterplea

Definitions

  1. counterpleading; counterplea

Ancestry of “frithagra”, step by step

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