Where does “mì-ghlic” come from?

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

mì-ghlic (Scottish Gaelic): foolish, unwise, inexperienced, silly

Definitions

  1. foolish, unwise, inexperienced, silly

Ancestry of “mì-ghlic”, step by step

mì-ghlic 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 glic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicglicwise, prudent, sage, sound; clever, shrewd;...
2Old Irishgliccshrewd, ingenious, skilled, acute
3Proto-Celticglikkis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →