Where does “gairid” come from?

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

gairid (Old Irish): to call

Definitions

  1. to call

Ancestry of “gairid”, step by step

gairid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish gáir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgáir—
2Proto-Celticgāris—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

via Proto-Celtic garyeti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgaryetito cry; to shout

Words derived from “gairid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gāris →Every word from Old Irish gáir →