Where does “gairid” come from?

gairid (Irish) comes from Old Irish garait, from Proto-Celtic gari-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gairid (Irish): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “gairid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgaraitshort
2Proto-Celticgari-short
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gari- →Every word from Old Irish garait →