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Where does “creideamh” come from?

creideamh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish creitem, from Proto-Celtic *kreddīmā, from Proto-Celtic kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti.

creideamh (Scottish Gaelic): religion, faith, belief, creed

Definitions

  1. religion, faith, belief, creed

Ancestry of “creideamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcreitemverbal noun of creitid; believing, belief, faith;...
2Proto-Celtic*kreddīmā—
3Proto-Celtickreddītito believe
4Proto-Indo-European*ḱréddʰeh₁ti—

Words derived from “creideamh”

  • an-chreideamh
  • mì-chreidmhiche
  • mì-chreideamh
  • mì-chreidmheach
  • saobh-chreidmheach
  • eas-creideamh
  • neo-chreidmheachd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti →