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Where does “gearan” come from?

gearan (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish gerán, from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- — to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry.

gearan (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of gearain; complaint, grumble;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of gearain; complaint, grumble;...

Ancestry of “gearan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgeráncomplaint
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵeh₂r-to shout, cry; exclamation; voice; to call, cry

Words derived from “gearan”

  • frith-ghearan
  • frith-ghearanach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵeh₂r- →