Where does “scothbhán” come from?
scothbhán (Irish) comes from Irish scoth, from Middle Irish scoth, from Old Irish scoth, from Norwegian Nynorsk skuta, from English Scooter, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.
scothbhán (Irish): whitish; white-tufted
Definitions
- whitish; white-tufted
Ancestry of “scothbhán”, step by step
scothbhán traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish scoth
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | scoth | flower; pick, choice; tuft, bunch |
| 2 | Middle Irish | scoth | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | scoth | flower, blossom; lock, tress, tuft; flower, pick,... |
| 4 | Norwegian Nynorsk | skuta | definite singular of skute; form removed with the... |
| 5 | English | Scooter | A kick scooter or push scooter; a human-powered land vehicle with a handlebar, deck and wheels that is propelled by a rider pushing off the ground |
| 6 | English | -er | A person or thing that does an action indicated... |
| 7 | Middle English | -er | agentive suffix; agent noun suffix |
| 8 | Old French | -er | Alternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;... |
| 9 | Latin | -āre | first conjugation |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -āō | Forms primarily denominative verbs |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂yéti | Creates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive... |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 14 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |
via Irish bán
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | bán | white; blank; fair-haired |
| 2 | Old Irish | bán | white; pure |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | bānos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |