Where does “amaideach” come from?

amaideach (Irish) comes from Irish amaideacht, from Middle Irish amaidecht, from Middle Irish -acht.

amaideach (Irish): foolish

Definitions

  1. foolish

Ancestry of “amaideach”, step by step

amaideach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish amaideacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamaideachtidiocy
2Middle Irishamaidechtwitchcraft, evil influence; foolishness
3Middle Irish-acht—

via Irish amaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishamaidwitch, hag; foolish woman; simpleton, idiot
Every word from Middle Irish -acht →Every word from Middle Irish amaidecht →Every word from Irish amaideacht →