Where does “dustaig” come from?
dustaig (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dust, from English dust, from German dust, from Middle Low German dust, from Old French joste, from Latin juxta, from Latin iuxta, from Proto-Italic jougestād — to join, to yoke, to tie together.
dustaig (Scottish Gaelic): dust
Definitions
- dust
Ancestry of “dustaig”, step by step
dustaig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic dust
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | dust | dust |
| 2 | English | dust | Fine particles; The act of cleaning by dusting;... |
| 3 | German | dust | — |
| 4 | Middle Low German | dust | — |
| 5 | Old French | joste | joust |
| 6 | Latin | juxta | Alternative form of iū̆xtā; near to, nigh |
| 7 | Latin | iuxta | nearly; near, close to; just as |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | jougestād | — |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | jougestos | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | jougos | yoked animals, team |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | yéwgos | team, pair of yoked animals |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | yewg- | to join, to yoke, to tie together |
via Scottish Gaelic aig
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | aig | At, by, near, close by; In somebody's possession;... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | oc | at, beside, by |
| 3 | Old Irish | óc | young; young man; warrior |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *yuwankos | young |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁n̥ḱós | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂yuh₁en- | young |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |