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Where does “mì-ghnìomh” come from?

mì-ghnìomh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gnìomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

mì-ghnìomh (Scottish Gaelic): mischief

Definitions

  1. mischief

Ancestry of “mì-ghnìomh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgnìomhact, action, deed; task; pile, stack up
2Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
3Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “mì-ghnìomh”

  • mì-ghnìomhach
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