Where does “geàrr” come from?

geàrr (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic fiadh, from Old Irish fíad, from Proto-Celtic wēdūi, from Indo-European *weyd-.

geàrr (Scottish Gaelic): short; cut; castrate

Definitions

  1. short; cut; castrate

Ancestry of “geàrr”, step by step

geàrr traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic fiadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfiadhdeer
2Old Irishfíadgame, wild animals; deer; wasteland, wilderness
3Proto-Celticwēdūi—
4Indo-European*weyd-—

via Middle Irish gerr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgerrshort
2Proto-Celticgerros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰer-to yearn for; to enclose; bowels, intestines

via English Yair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYairAn enclosure for catching salmon as the tide ebbs
2Hebrewיַאִיר—

Words derived from “geàrr”

Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wēdūi →Every word from Old Irish fíad →