Where does “geir” come from?

geir (Middle Welsh) comes from Proto-Brythonic gėr, from Proto-Celtic garyos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

geir (Middle Welsh): word

Definitions

  1. word

Ancestry of “geir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Brythonicgėrword, speech
2Proto-Celticgaryosword; command
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵh₂r-to shout, call
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “geir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic garyos →