Where does “immthigid” come from?
immthigid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish imm·téit, from Old Irish téit, from Old Irish do·tét, from Old Irish to-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
Ancestry of “immthigid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | imm·téit | go around, go away |
| 2 | Old Irish | téit | to go; inflection of tét: ## accusative/dative... |
| 3 | Old Irish | do·tét | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | to- | prefix used to create verbs and associated verbal... |
| 5 | Old Irish | aith- | re-; second, a further; ex- |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ati- | re-, again, second, further |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |