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
- to mix; to dip, to plunge; to confuse
Ancestry of “mescaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | miskati | to mix, confuse |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | meyḱ- | to mix |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
Words derived from “mescaid”