Where does “meechoard” come from?

meechoard (Manx) comes from Manx mee-, from Old Irish mí-, from Proto-Indo-European mēi-.

meechoard (Manx): to disagree; to dissent

Definitions

  1. to disagree; to dissent

Ancestry of “meechoard”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmee-un-, non-
2Old Irishmí-evil, ill, sinister
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēi-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēi- →Every word from Manx mee- →Every word from Old Irish mí- →