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Where does “ith” come from?

ith (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish ithid, from Proto-Celtic ɸiteti, from Proto-Indo-European peyt- — food, nutrition; to nourish, feed.

ith (Scottish Gaelic): eat

Definitions

  1. eat

Ancestry of “ith”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishithidto eat
2Proto-Celticɸiteti—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeyt-food, nutrition; to nourish, feed

Words derived from “ith”

  • lus-itheadair
  • feòil-itheach
  • feur-itheach
  • lus-itheach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peyt- →