Where does “cerr” come from?

cerr (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *kersos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.

cerr (Old Irish): crooked, wry, maimed

Definitions

  1. crooked, wry, maimed

Ancestry of “cerr”, step by step

cerr traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic *kersos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*kersos—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth

via Albanian cër

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Albaniancërsound of hot oil or other fat base ingredients frying in the pan

Words derived from “cerr”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *kersos →