Where does “sead” come from?

sead (Irish) comes from English shad, from Persian شاد, from Middle Persian š't', from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫, from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas.

sead (Irish): nest; shad; to blow

Definitions

  1. nest; shad; to blow

Ancestry of “sead”, step by step

sead traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English shad

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishshadAny one of several species of food fishes that...
2Persianشادglad, happy, cheerful
3Middle Persianš't'—
4Old Persian𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫—
5Proto-IranianšyaHtashappy
6Proto-Indo-IraniančyaHtas—

via Old Irish sét

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsétpath, way; object of value, chattel; unit of...
2Proto-Celticsentuspath, way
3Proto-Indo-Europeansent-to head for, to go, to travel; to feel
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁es-to be

via Old Frisian sēd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisiansēd—
2Proto-West Germanic*sād—
3Proto-Germanicsēdizseed
4Proto-Indo-Europeanseh₁-to impress, insert; to sow, to plant; long,...

Words derived from “sead”

Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian čyaHtas →Every word from Proto-Iranian šyaHtas →Every word from Old Persian 𐏁𐎡𐎹𐎠𐎫 →