Where does “geayr” come from?

geayr (Manx) comes from Old Irish gér, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

geayr (Manx): sharp, keen; sour, acid

Definitions

  1. sharp, keen; sour, acid

Ancestry of “geayr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgérsharp; keen, intense
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱróssharp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱrós →Every word from Old Irish gér →