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Where does “gearr” come from?

gearr (Irish) comes from Middle Irish gerr, from Proto-Celtic gerros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gearr (Irish): short; curt; deficient, inadequate

Definitions

  1. short; curt; deficient, inadequate

Ancestry of “gearr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgerrshort
2Proto-Celticgerros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “gearr”

  • gearrthóireacht
  • imghearradh
  • gearradh
  • gearraimsir
  • meánghearradh
  • gearrchaile
  • gearrghreamannach
  • mionghearr
  • gearrlámhach
  • gearrfhiuchadh
  • gearr-aighneas
  • gearr-aighneasóir
  • gearrchosach
  • gearr-radharc
  • gearr-radharcach
  • gearrscríobh
  • gearrscríbhneoireacht
  • gearrscríobhaí
  • gearr-abartha
  • gearrghéagacht
  • gearrinsint
  • gearrán
  • gearrshnáithe
  • gearr-
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