Where does “mì-dhealbh” come from?

mì-dhealbh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic dealbh, from Old Irish delb, from Proto-Celtic delwā, from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- — to split, divide.

mì-dhealbh (Scottish Gaelic): deform, misshape; absurdity, inconsistency;...

Definitions

  1. deform, misshape; absurdity, inconsistency;...

Ancestry of “mì-dhealbh”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic dealbh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdealbhpicture, drawing, image; photograph; imagine,...
2Old Irishdelbform, shape; appearance; image, likeness
3Proto-Celticdelwāform
4Proto-Indo-Europeandelh₁-to split, divide

via Scottish Gaelic mi

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

Words derived from “mì-dhealbh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European delh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic delwā →Every word from Old Irish delb →