Where does “mì-bhreithnich” come from?

mì-bhreithnich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mi, from Old Irish mé, from Proto-Celtic mī, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mì-bhreithnich (Scottish Gaelic): misunderstand, misinterpret

Definitions

  1. misunderstand, misinterpret

Ancestry of “mì-bhreithnich”, step by step

mì-bhreithnich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scottish Gaelic breithnich

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicbreithnichjudge, assess
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →