Where does “scoiltid” come from?

scoiltid (Old Irish) comes from Irish scoilt, from Old Irish scoilt, from Proto-Celtic skoltā, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- — to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...

scoiltid (Old Irish): splits, cleaves, divides

Definitions

  1. splits, cleaves, divides

Ancestry of “scoiltid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishscoiltsplit
2Old Irishscoilt—
3Proto-Celticskoltācleft, fissure
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kelH-to cut; to split, to separate
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kel-to bend, crook; bent, crooked; leg, heel, knee,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kelH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic skoltā →