Where does “eu-” come from?
eu- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish é-, from Proto-Celtic an-, from Proto-Indo-European n̥-, from Proto-Indo-European ne — not.
eu- (Scottish Gaelic): un-
Ancestry of “eu-”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | é- | privative affix attaching onto nouns and... |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | an- | un-, not |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥- | not, un- |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ne | not |