Where does “Innis Tìle” come from?

Innis Tìle (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic innis, from Middle Irish indisid, from Old Irish indisin, from Old Irish in·fét, from Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “Innis Tìle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicinnisisland, inch; meadow, pasture, haugh; sheltered...
2Middle Irishindisidtells, recounts, mentions, describes
3Old Irishindisin
4Old Irishin·fét
5Proto-Celtic*weidetito tell, relate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “Innis Tìle

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-Every word from Proto-Celtic *weidetiEvery word from Old Irish in·fét