Where does “mì-fhreagarrach” come from?

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

mì-fhreagarrach (Scottish Gaelic): incongruous, unanswerable, unfit, unsuitable

Definitions

  1. incongruous, unanswerable, unfit, unsuitable

Ancestry of “mì-fhreagarrach”, step by step

mì-fhreagarrach 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 freagarrach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfreagarrachsuitable, fitting, appropriate
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →