Where does “quoid” come from?

quoid (Manx) comes from Old Irish cid, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

quoid (Manx): what (interrogative)

Definitions

  1. what (interrogative)

Ancestry of “quoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcidwhat?; why?; though… is
2Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →
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