Where does “meatachán” come from?
meatachán (Irish) comes from Irish meata, from Irish meath, 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.
meatachán (Irish): coward, craven
Definitions
- coward, craven
Ancestry of “meatachán”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | meata | pale, sickly |
| 2 | Irish | meath | decline, decay, fail, deteriorate; waste, fritter... |
| 3 | Middle Irish | mide | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | Mide | Meath |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | medyos | middle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰyos | middle |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | medʰi- | with, among; with, along |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | me | in the middle of, near, by, around, with |