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

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Ancestry of “beath-eachdraidh”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Scottish Gaelic	eachdraidh	history
2	Middle Irish	echtrad	—
3	Old Irish	echtra	—
4	Old Irish	echtar	without, outside
5	Proto-Celtic	*exteros	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₁eǵʰs	out

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