Where does “dímess” come from?

dímess (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

dímess (Old Irish): contempt, disparagement

Definitions

  1. contempt, disparagement

Ancestry of “dímess”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
2Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →