Where does “molaid” come from?

molaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish molaidir, from Proto-Celtic molātor — to praise, to laud.

Ancestry of “molaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmolaidirto praise
2Proto-Celticmolātorto praise, to laud

Words derived from “molaid

Every word from Proto-Celtic molātorEvery word from Old Irish molaidir