Where does “neuscaant” come from?
neuscaant (Manx) comes from Manx scaant, from Manx scaan, from Old Irish scáth, from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.
neuscaant (Manx): uncracked
Ancestry of “neuscaant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | scaant | cracked; past participle of scaan |
| 2 | Manx | scaan | spook, spirit, ghost; spectre, apparition;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | scáth | shadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *skātu | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱeh₃- | darkness, shadow |