Where does “seod” come from?
seod (Old English) comes from Scottish Gaelic seud, from Old Irish sét, from Proto-Celtic sentus, from Proto-Indo-European sent-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁es- — to be.
seod (Old English): a moneybag; purse; pouch
Ancestry of “seod”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | seud | jewel |
| 2 | Old Irish | sét | path, way; object of value, chattel; unit of... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | sentus | path, way |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sent- | to head for, to go, to travel; to feel |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁es- | to be |