Where does “mescaigid” come from?
mescaigid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish mescaid, from Proto-Celtic miskati, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
mescaigid (Middle Irish): intoxicate; bewilders
Ancestry of “mescaigid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | mescaid | to mix; to dip, to plunge; to confuse |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | miskati | to mix, confuse |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
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