Where does “snáth” come from?

snáth (Irish) comes from Old Irish snáth, from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

snáth (Irish): thread, yarn; threadlike line; web

Definitions

  1. thread, yarn; threadlike line; web

Ancestry of “snáth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsnáththread
2Proto-Celtic*snātos—
3Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *snātos →Every word from Old Irish snáth →