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Where does “luchd” come from?

luchd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish lucht, from Proto-Celtic luxtus — contents; people, crowd.

luchd (Scottish Gaelic): plural of neach; cargo, freight, load

Definitions

  1. plural of neach; cargo, freight, load

Ancestry of “luchd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishluchtcontents; cargo; complement, crew, vessel
2Proto-Celticluxtuscontents; people, crowd

Words derived from “luchd”

  • luchdaich
  • dì-luchdaich
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