Where does “iochd” come from?

iochd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish icht, from Proto-Celtic yextis, from Proto-Indo-European yek- — to utter.

iochd (Scottish Gaelic): mercy, pity, compassion, grace

Definitions

  1. mercy, pity, compassion, grace

Ancestry of “iochd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishichtkindness, clemency, trust, confidence; tribe,...
2Proto-Celticyextislanguage, speech
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyek-to utter

Words derived from “iochd”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yek- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yextis →Every word from Old Irish icht →