Where does “mì-dhreach” come from?

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

mì-dhreach (Scottish Gaelic): deformity, disfiguration; bad look, unpleasant...

Definitions

  1. deformity, disfiguration; bad look, unpleasant...

Ancestry of “mì-dhreach”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishI
3Proto-CelticI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

via Scottish Gaelic dreach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdreachdraft, version; form, appearance; complexion, hue
2Old Irishdrechface, countenance; front; surface

Words derived from “mì-dhreach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂Every word from Proto-Celtic Every word from Old Irish