Where does “athair-cèile” come from?

athair-cèile (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic athair, from Old Irish athair, from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr, from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- — to protect; to shepherd.

athair-cèile (Scottish Gaelic): father-in-law

Definitions

  1. father-in-law

Ancestry of “athair-cèile”, step by step

athair-cèile traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic athair

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathairfather
2Old Irishathairfather
3Proto-Celticɸatīrfather
4Proto-Indo-Europeanph₂tḗrfather
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂-to protect; to shepherd

via Scottish Gaelic cèile

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccèilespouse, husband, wife; counterpart, fellow;...
2Old Irishcéileservant, bondsman, subject; liege, vassal, the...
3Old Irish-ide—
4Old Irish-deUsed to form adjectives from nouns, denoting...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ph₂tḗr →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸatīr →