Where does “cáfraith” come from?
cáfraith (Irish) comes from Irish caith, from Old Irish caithid, from Proto-Celtic katyeti — to throw.
cáfraith (Irish): sowens, flummery
Ancestry of “cáfraith”, step by step
cáfraith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish caith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | caith | to wear; to consume; to spend |
| 2 | Old Irish | caithid | to consume, use up, eat up |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | katyeti | to throw |
via Irish bruith
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | bruith | boil, cook by boiling; bake; burn |
| 2 | Middle Irish | bruithid | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | bruith | broth; act of smelting, forging, refining; act of... |