Where does “mì-gheur” come from?

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

mì-gheur (Scottish Gaelic): blunt; stupid

Definitions

  1. blunt; stupid

Ancestry of “mì-gheur”, step by step

mì-gheur traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic geur

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgeursharp, keen; pungent, acute, virulent; poignant
2Old Irishgérsharp; keen, intense
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ḱróssharp
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “mì-gheur”

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