frith-

Irish (Donegal)

prefix
Definitions
  • anti-, counter-
  • back

Etymology

Inherited from Old Irish frith- (against, beside, counter-) inherited from Proto-Celtic *writ- (against) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wert- (turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out), *wert- (turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wert-

Gloss

turn, rotate, wind, spin, twist, become, bend, turn out

Concept
Semantic Field

Motion

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

風

Emoji
🙃

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