Etymology Explorer
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Where does “moíth” come from?
moíth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic moyto-, from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- — mild, soft.
Ancestry of “moíth”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Celtic
moyto-
tender
2
Proto-Indo-European
meyh₁-
mild, soft
Words derived from “moíth”
máeth
móeth
maoth
maoth
maos
maothchroíoch
maoschlár
Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyh₁- →
Every word from Proto-Celtic moyto- →