Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “gerr” come from?

gerr (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic gerros, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰer- — to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines.

gerr (Old Irish): short

Definitions

  1. short

Ancestry of “gerr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgerros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

Words derived from “gerr”

  • gearrthóireacht
  • imghearradh
  • gearradh
  • gearraimsir
  • meánghearradh
  • gearrchaile
  • gearrghreamannach
  • gearr
  • mionghearr
  • gearrlámhach
  • gearrfhiuchadh
  • gearr-aighneas
  • gearr-aighneasóir
  • gearrchosach
  • gearr-radharc
  • gearr-radharcach
  • gearrscríobh
  • gearrscríbhneoireacht
  • gearrscríobhaí
  • gearr-abartha
  • gearrghéagacht
  • gearrinsint
  • gearrán
  • gearrshnáithe
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