Where does “mescc” come from?

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

mescc (Old Irish): drunk, intoxicated; mixed, confused

Definitions

  1. drunk, intoxicated; mixed, confused

Ancestry of “mescc”, 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 →