Where does “gearrthóir” come from?

gearrthóir (Irish) comes from Irish tóir, from Proto-Celtic to-wo-ret, from Proto-Celtic reteti, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

gearrthóir (Irish): cutter; chisel; tope

Definitions

  1. cutter; chisel; tope

Ancestry of “gearrthóir”, step by step

gearrthóir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish tóir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtóirpursuit, chase; hunt, search; pursuing party;...
2Proto-Celticto-wo-retrunning up to
3Proto-Celticretetito run
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

via Irish gearr

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

Words derived from “gearrthóir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reteti →Every word from Proto-Celtic to-wo-ret →