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Where does “mì-chreid” come from?

mì-chreid (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic creid, from Old Irish creitid, from Proto-Celtic kreddīti, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti.

mì-chreid (Scottish Gaelic): disbelieve

Definitions

  1. disbelieve

Ancestry of “mì-chreid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccreidbelieve, feel convinced; credit; confide, trust,...
2Old Irishcreitidto believe; to trust
3Proto-Celtickreddītito believe
4Proto-Indo-European*ḱréddʰeh₁ti—

Words derived from “mì-chreid”

  • mì-chreideach
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *ḱréddʰeh₁ti →