Where does “gearey” come from?

gearey (Manx) comes from Manx gear, from Old Irish gairid, from Old Irish gáir, from Proto-Celtic gāris, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

Ancestry of “gearey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxgearto laugh, chuckle; sharp, keen; sour, acid
2Old Irishgairidto call
3Old Irishgáir—
4Proto-Celticgāris—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gāris →Every word from Old Irish gáir →