Where does “frithaire” come from?

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

frithaire (Old Irish): vigil

Definitions

  1. vigil

Ancestry of “frithaire”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishfrith-counter-, beside, against
2Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
4Proto-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- →