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Where does “geimhreadh” come from?

geimhreadh (Irish) comes from Old Irish gemred, from Old Irish gaimred, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

geimhreadh (Irish): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “geimhreadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgemredwinter
2Old Irishgaimred—
3Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →