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Where does “mescae” come from?

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

mescae (Old Irish): drunkenness, intoxication; daze, bewilderment,...

Definitions

  1. drunkenness, intoxication; daze, bewilderment,...

Ancestry of “mescae”, 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

Words derived from “mescae”

  • meisce
  • meisciúil
  • neamh-mheisce
  • neamh-mheisciúil
  • meisceoir
  • bogmheisce
  • deargmheisce
  • fo-mhisgeach
  • fo-mhisg
  • misg
  • so-vestaght
  • so-vestey
  • meshtey
  • meshtoil
Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →