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Where does “mídhaonnacht” come from?

mídhaonnacht (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.

mídhaonnacht (Irish): inhumanity

Definitions

  1. inhumanity

Ancestry of “mídhaonnacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishMí—
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
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