Where does “beath-eachdraidh” come from?

beath-eachdraidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eachdraidh, from Middle Irish echtrad, from Old Irish echtra, from Old Irish echtar, from Proto-Celtic *exteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

beath-eachdraidh (Scottish Gaelic): biography

Definitions

  1. biography

Ancestry of “beath-eachdraidh”, step by step

beath-eachdraidh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic eachdraidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceachdraidhhistory
2Middle Irishechtrad—
3Old Irishechtra—
4Old Irishechtarwithout, outside
5Proto-Celtic*exterosoutside
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

via Scottish Gaelic beatha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbeathalife
2Old Irishbethulife
3Proto-Celticbiwotūtslife
4Proto-Celticbiwosalive, living; mortal
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʷih₃wósalive, living
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷeih₃w-to live
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic *exteros →Every word from Old Irish echtar →