Where does “fris·gair” come from?
fris·gair (Old Irish) comes 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.
fris·gair (Old Irish): answers, replies
Ancestry of “fris·gair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | fri | towards, to; against; with |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | writ- | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | wert- | to turn, to rotate |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | wer- | to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel |
Words derived from “fris·gair”