Where does “ri” come from?

ri (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish fri, from Old Irish fri, from Proto-Celtic writ-, from Proto-Indo-European wert-, from Proto-Indo-European wer- — to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel.

ri (Scottish Gaelic): with, to; against; up

Definitions

  1. with, to; against; up

Ancestry of “ri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfritowards, to
2Old Irishfritowards, to; against; with
3Proto-Celticwrit-against, opposite
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwert-to turn, to rotate
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwer-to burn; to cover, heed, notice; squirrel

Words derived from “ri”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wert- →Every word from Proto-Celtic writ- →