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
Ancestry of “frisgair”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | gairid | to call |
| 2 | Old Irish | gáir | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gāris | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵeh₂r- | to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry |