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Where does “writ-” come from?

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

Ancestry of “writ-”, step by step

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

Words derived from “writ-”

  • lin
  • linn
  • lyn
  • lins
  • neamhfhreagracht
  • freagracht
  • eochairfhreagracht
  • linn
  • neamhfhreagrach
  • freagrach
  • lena
  • freagair
  • linne
  • freo
  • re
  • frithchaitheamh
  • fritocsain
  • frithdhígeann
  • frithbhuaic
  • frithreo
  • frithnód
  • frithphápa
  • frithbhuail
  • leat
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