Where does “seachród” come from?

seachród (Irish) comes from Irish seach, from Old Irish sech, from Proto-Celtic sekʷo-, from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- — to follow; to see; to say.

seachród (Irish): bypass; detour

Definitions

  1. bypass; detour

Ancestry of “seachród”, step by step

seachród traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish seach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishseachby, past, beyond; other than, rather than, more...
2Old Irishsechpast, beyond; different from
3Proto-Celticsekʷo-besides, without
4Proto-Indo-Europeansekʷ-to follow; to see; to say

via Irish ród

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishródroad, roadstead; route; anchorage
2Old Irishrótroad; highway
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sekʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic sekʷo- →Every word from Old Irish sech →
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