Where does “frisgair” come from?

frisgair (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish gairid, from Old Irish gáir, from Proto-Celtic gāris, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

frisgair (Old Irish): to answer, to reply

Definitions

  1. to answer, to reply

Ancestry of “frisgair”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgairidto call
2Old Irishgáir—
3Proto-Celticgāris—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gāris →Every word from Old Irish gáir →