Where does “mescaid” come from?

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

mescaid (Old Irish): to mix; to dip, to plunge; to confuse

Definitions

  1. to mix; to dip, to plunge; to confuse

Ancestry of “mescaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmiskatito mix, confuse
2Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “mescaid”

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