Where does “móeth” come from?

móeth (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish moíth, from Proto-Celtic moyto-, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.

móeth (Middle Irish): soft, tender, yielding

Definitions

  1. soft, tender, yielding

Ancestry of “móeth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmoíth—
2Proto-Celticmoyto-tender
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyh₁-mild, soft
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic moyto- →Every word from Old Irish moíth →