Where does “mícheart” come from?

mícheart (Irish) comes from Irish Mí, from Middle Irish mide, from Old Irish Mide, from Proto-Celtic medyos, from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos, from Proto-Indo-European medʰi-, from Proto-Indo-European me — in the middle of, near, by, around, with.

mícheart (Irish): incorrect, wrong

Definitions

  1. incorrect, wrong

Ancestry of “mícheart”, step by step

mícheart traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish Mí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMímonth
2Middle Irishmide—
3Old IrishMideMeath
4Proto-Celticmedyosmiddle
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰyosmiddle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmedʰi-with, among; with, along
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmein the middle of, near, by, around, with

via Irish ceart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceartright, correct; just, fair, rightful; true,...
2Old Irishcertcorrect, right, proper, fitting; fair, just;...
3Latincertuscertain; fixed, settled, firm; resolved,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeankrey-to sift, separate, divide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European me →Every word from Proto-Indo-European medʰi- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰyos →
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