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Where does “eas-urramachd” come from?

eas-urramachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic eas-urram, from Scottish Gaelic eas, from Old Irish es, from Proto-Celtic *ɸanssā, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

eas-urramachd (Scottish Gaelic): contumacy

Definitions

  1. contumacy

Ancestry of “eas-urramachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceas-urramdisrespect
2Scottish Gaeliceaswaterfall, cascade, falls
3Old Irishesthe letter s; death; food
4Proto-Celtic*ɸanssā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →