Where does “molad” come from?

molad (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic molātus, from Proto-Celtic -tus, from Proto-Indo-European -tus — Derives action nouns from verb roots.

molad (Old Irish): verbal noun of molaidir

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of molaidir

Ancestry of “molad”, step by step

molad traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic molātus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticmolātuspraise, exaltation
2Proto-Celtic-tusForms action nouns from verb stems
3Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots

via Hebrew מולד

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hebrewמולדnativity
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic -tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic molātus →