Where does “mesc” come from?

mesc (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic miskos, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

mesc (Old Irish): Alternative spelling of mescc

Definitions

  1. Alternative spelling of mescc

Ancestry of “mesc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmiskosmixture, confusion; mixed, confused; amid, amidst
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic miskos →