Where does “geur” come from?

geur (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gér, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱrós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

geur (Scottish Gaelic): sharp, keen; pungent, acute, virulent; poignant

Definitions

  1. sharp, keen; pungent, acute, virulent; poignant

Ancestry of “geur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgérsharp; keen, intense
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱróssharp
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “geur”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱrós →Every word from Old Irish gér →
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