Words for thrust, throw and related things.
Words marked with a * are reconstructions.
| Proto-Celtic | *ɸarekoros = shot, thrust, throw |
|---|---|
| Old Irish (Goídelc) | airchor = cast, extension, shot, spear cast, stone’s throw (distance) |
| Middle Irish | airchor, airchair, aurchor = to put forward, extend, cast, shot |
| Irish (Gaeilge) | urchar [ˈuɾˠəxəɾˠ] = cast, shot |
| Scottish Gaelic (Gàidhlig) | urchair [uruxɪrʲ] = shot, cast, throw, report (of gun) urchaireachd [uruxɪrʲəxg] = shooting |
| Manx (Gaelg) | orraghey = flight, shot, charge, sling, discharge, bolt, throw, cast |
| Proto-Brythonic | *ėrgör = assault, blow |
| Middle Welsh (Kymraec) | ergyr = thrust, push, onset, assault, attack, vanguard, host ergyrchgat = attacking host, battle |
| Welsh (Cymraeg) | ergyr = thrust, push, onset, assault, attack, vanguard, host ergyrch = onset, attack, fit ergyrchgad = attacking host, battle ergyr(io) = to rush, attack, thrust, push, drive |
| Old Cornish | ercor = thrust, push |
| Old Breton (Brethonoc) | ercor = (?) |
Etymology: from Proto-Celtic *ɸare- (for(e)-) and *koros (putting, casting), from PIE *(s)ker- (to turn) [source]. Words from the same roots include cor (twist, turn, cast) in Irish, cur (placing, laying, throwing) in Scottish Gaelic, share, shear, shot in English, déchirer (to tear, rip up) in French, and ysgaru (to separate, split, divorce) in Welsh [source].
Sources: Wiktionary, Etymological Dictionary Of Proto Celtic, In Dúil Bélrai English – Old Irish glossary, eDIL – Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language, Teanglann.ie, Am Faclair Beag, An etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language, Fockleyreen: Manx – English Dictionary, Online Manx Dictionary, Gaelg Corpus, Geiriadur Prifysgol Cymru, Lexicon cornu-britannicum : a dictionary of the ancient Celtic language of Cornwall, Gerlyver Kernewek, Devri : Le dictionaire diachronique du breton, Geriafurch, TermOfis
