Where does “maothchroíoch” come from?

maothchroíoch (Irish) comes from Irish maoth, from Middle Irish máeth, from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic moyto-, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.

maothchroíoch (Irish): tenderhearted

Definitions

  1. tenderhearted

Ancestry of “maothchroíoch”, step by step

maothchroíoch traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish maoth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmaothsoft, tender; weak, enervate; moist
2Middle Irishmáethsoft, tender, yielding
3Old Irishmoíth—
4Proto-Celticmoyto-tender
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyh₁-mild, soft

via Irish croí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcroíheart; core; hub
2Old Irishcrideheart
3Proto-Celtickridyomheart; center, focus; love, dear one
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱḗrheart
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic moyto- →Every word from Old Irish moíth →