Where does “geimhrigh” come from?

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

geimhrigh (Irish): to hibernate

Definitions

  1. to hibernate

Ancestry of “geimhrigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgeimhreadhwinter
2Old Irishgemredwinter
3Old Irishgaimredwinter
4Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Irish gaimred →