Where does “ceud” come from?

ceud (Irish) comes from Irish céad, from Old Irish cét, from Proto-Celtic kantom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm, from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ — ten.

ceud (Irish): Obsolete spelling of céad

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of céad

Ancestry of “ceud”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcéadhundred; century; hundredweight
2Old Irishcéthundred; a hundred people, warriors; troops,...
3Proto-Celtickantomhundred
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱm̥tómhundred
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéḱm̥ten
Every word from Proto-Indo-European déḱm̥ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱm̥tóm →Every word from Proto-Celtic kantom →
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