Where does “clisgear” come from?

clisgear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ear, from Old Irish án, from Old Irish air — for.

clisgear (Scottish Gaelic): interjection

Definitions

  1. interjection

Ancestry of “clisgear”, step by step

clisgear traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ear

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceareast
2Old Irishánverbal noun of aigid
3Old Irishairfor

via Scottish Gaelic clisg

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicclisgstart, be startled, alarmed
Every word from Old Irish air →Every word from Old Irish án →Every word from Scottish Gaelic ear →