Where does “géar” come from?
géar (Irish) comes from Irish teangach, from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...
géar (Irish): sharp; angular, steep, abrupt; keen, biting;...
Definitions
- sharp; angular, steep, abrupt; keen, biting;...
Ancestry of “géar”, step by step
géar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish teangach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | teangach | tongued; lingual; wordy, loquacious |
| 2 | Irish | -ach | Forms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 4 | Old Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |