Where does “gearrinsint” come from?

gearrinsint (Irish) comes from Irish insint, from Old Irish indisin, from Old Irish in·fét, from Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gearrinsint (Irish): short account, epitome

Definitions

  1. short account, epitome

Ancestry of “gearrinsint”, step by step

gearrinsint traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish insint

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishinsintverbal noun of inis; declaiming, narrating,...
2Old Irishindisin—
3Old Irishin·fét—
4Proto-Celtic*weidetito tell, relate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

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 weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weideti →Every word from Old Irish in·fét →