Where does “Mac Raith” come from?

Mac Raith (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mac, from Middle Irish mac, from Old Irish macc, from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ, from Proto-Celtic makkʷos, from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- — to raise, increase; long.

Ancestry of “Mac Raith”, step by step

Mac Raith traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mac

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmacson; Commonly used as a prefix of Irish and...
2Middle Irishmacson
3Old Irishmaccson; child
4Primitive IrishᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔAlternative form of ᚋᚐᚊᚔ
5Proto-Celticmakkʷos—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmeh₂ḱ-to raise, increase; long

via Irish ráth

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishráthearthen rampart; ring-fort, rath; layer
2Old Irishráthsurety, guarantor; suretyship, guarantee, pledge;...
3Proto-Celticɸratomgrace, virtue, good fortune
4Proto-Celtic*ɸarnatito grant, to bestow
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperh₃-to provide; bestow, give; to grant

Words derived from “Mac Raith”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European meh₂ḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic makkʷos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚋᚐᚊᚊᚔ →