Where does “frith-” come from?

frith- (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

frith- (Old Irish): counter-, beside, against

Definitions

  1. counter-, beside, against

Ancestry of “frith-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “frith-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →