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Where does “giorraich” come from?

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

giorraich (Scottish Gaelic): abbreviate, abridge, shorten, curtail

Definitions

  1. abbreviate, abridge, shorten, curtail

Ancestry of “giorraich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgeàrrshort; cut; castrate
2Scottish Gaelicfiadhdeer
3Old Irishfíadgame, wild animals; deer; wasteland, wilderness
4Proto-Celticwēdūi—
5Indo-European*weyd-—
Every word from Indo-European *weyd- →