Where does “scáth” come from?

scáth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *skātu, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- — darkness, shadow.

scáth (Old Irish): shadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre

Definitions

  1. shadow, shade; reflection; phantom, spectre

Ancestry of “scáth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*skātushadow, shade
2Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱeh₃-darkness, shadow

Words derived from “scáth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱeh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *skātu →