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Where does “contibi” come from?

contibi (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

contibi (Old Irish): to laugh at, to make fun of, to mock, to ridicule

Definitions

  1. to laugh at, to make fun of, to mock, to ridicule

Ancestry of “contibi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcom-with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in...
2Proto-Celtickom-with, together
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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