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

Definitions

  1. uncracked

Ancestry of “neuscaant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxscaantcracked; past participle of scaan
2Manxscaanspook, spirit, ghost; spectre, apparition;...
3Old Irishscáthshadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre
4Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
5Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *skātu →Every word from Old Irish scáth →
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