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

Definitions

  1. intoxicate; bewilders

Ancestry of “mescaigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmescaidto mix; to dip, to plunge; to confuse
2Proto-Celticmiskatito mix, confuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mescaigid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic miskati →