Where does “frecairt” come from?

frecairt (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish frecra, from Old Irish fris·gair, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

Ancestry of “frecairt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfrecra—
2Old Irishfris·gairanswers, replies
3Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
4Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →