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Where does “grian-stad samhraidh” come from?

grian-stad samhraidh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic grian-stad, from Scottish Gaelic stad, from Old Irish stad, from Latin stātus, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

grian-stad samhraidh (Scottish Gaelic): summer solstice

Definitions

  1. summer solstice

Ancestry of “grian-stad samhraidh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgrian-stadsolstice
2Scottish Gaelicstadstop, halt, pause; stop; pause
3Old Irishstad—
4Latinstātus—
5Latinstō—
6Proto-Italicstaēōstand
7Proto-Indo-Europeansth₂éh₁yeti—
8Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →