Where does “scíth” come from?

scíth (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic skītos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)keh₁t- — damage, harm.

scíth (Old Irish): tired, weary

Definitions

  1. tired, weary

Ancestry of “scíth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticskītosweary, tired, fatigued
2Proto-Indo-European(s)keh₁t-damage, harm

Words derived from “scíth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)keh₁t- →Every word from Proto-Celtic skītos →
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