Where does “gearrchearc” come from?

gearrchearc (Irish) comes from Irish cearc, from Old Irish cerc, from Proto-Celtic kerkā, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer-, from Proto-Indo-European kr̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ker- — army.

gearrchearc (Irish): bantam

Definitions

  1. bantam

Ancestry of “gearrchearc”, step by step

gearrchearc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cearc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcearcchicken, hen
2Old Irishcerchen; female of other birds
3Proto-Celtickerkā—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱer-to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankr̥-to turn, to bend
6Proto-Indo-Europeanker-army

via Irish gearr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgearrshort; curt; deficient, inadequate
2Middle Irishgerrshort
3Proto-Celticgerros—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ker- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kr̥- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- →