Where does “gearrchiorcad” come from?

gearrchiorcad (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.

gearrchiorcad (Irish): short circuit

Definitions

  1. short circuit

Ancestry of “gearrchiorcad”, step by step

gearrchiorcad 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 ciorcad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishciorcadcircuit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer-Every word from Proto-Celtic gerrosEvery word from Middle Irish gerr