Where does “geireach” come from?

geireach (Irish) comes from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

geireach (Irish): fatty; sebaceous

Definitions

  1. fatty; sebaceous

Ancestry of “geireach”, step by step

geireach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ách

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrisháchAlternative form of ach
2Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
3Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
4Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Irish geir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgeirfat; suet, tallow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic extos →Every word from Old Irish acht →