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Where does “eachdraidh” come from?

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

eachdraidh (Scottish Gaelic): history

Definitions

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Ancestry of “eachdraidh”, step by step

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

Words derived from “eachdraidh”

  • beath-eachdraidh
  • ro-eachdraidheil
  • eachdraidheil
  • eachdraidh-beatha
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