Where does “gearr-aighneas” come from?

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

gearr-aighneas (Irish): backchat; impudence

Definitions

  1. backchat; impudence

Ancestry of “gearr-aighneas”, step by step

gearr-aighneas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish gearr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgearrshort; curt; deficient, inadequate
2Middle Irishgerrshort
3Proto-Celticgerros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via Irish aighneas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaighneasargument, discussion; submission; talkativeness;...
2Old Irishaignesarguing, pleading; argument
3Old Irishaigneone learned in law or in the practice of law;...

Words derived from “gearr-aighneas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gerros →Every word from Middle Irish gerr →