Where does “frithissi” come from?

frithissi (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.

frithissi (Old Irish): follows a possessive determiner agreeing with the subject of the verb to form an adverbial noun phrase meaning

Definitions

  1. follows a possessive determiner agreeing with the subject of the verb to form an adverbial noun phrase meaning

Ancestry of “frithissi”, 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

Words derived from “frithissi”

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