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

mescae traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic miskos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmiskosmixture, confusion; mixed, confused; amid, amidst
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

via Proto-Indo-European meik-sko-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanmeik-sko-mixed
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeik-to mix

Words derived from “mescae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic miskos →