Where does “geamhraich” come from?

geamhraich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic geamhradh, from Old Irish gemred, from Old Irish gaimred, from Proto-Celtic gyemos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- — winter.

geamhraich (Scottish Gaelic): winter

Definitions

  1. winter

Ancestry of “geamhraich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgeamhradhwinter
2Old Irishgemredwinter
3Old Irishgaimredwinter
4Proto-Celticgyemoswinter
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰyem-winter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰyem- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gyemos →Every word from Old Irish gaimred →
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