Where does “scáthchruth” come from?

scáthchruth (Irish) comes from Irish scáth, from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scáthchruth (Irish): silhouette

Definitions

  1. silhouette

Ancestry of “scáthchruth”, step by step

scáthchruth traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish scáth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscáthshadow, shade
2Old Irishscáthshadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre
3Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
4Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

via Irish cruth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcruthshape, appearance; state, condition; manner, mode
2Old Irishcruthform, shape; manner, way
3Proto-Celtickʷritusform
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷer-to do; to make; to build
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *skātu →Every word from Old Irish scáth →