Where does “scrúdaigh” come from?
scrúdaigh (Irish) comes from Middle Irish *scrútaigid, from Old Irish scrútaid, from Latin scrūtor, from Latin scruta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
scrúdaigh (Irish): to examine
Ancestry of “scrúdaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | *scrútaigid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | scrútaid | to examine, to investigate |
| 3 | Latin | scrūtor | — |
| 4 | Latin | scruta | rubbish, broken trash |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krew- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |
Words derived from “scrúdaigh”