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
Ancestry of “mì-ghnìomh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | gnìomh | act, action, deed; task; pile, stack up |
| 2 | Old Irish | gním | verbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | gnīmus | doing |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |
Words derived from “mì-ghnìomh”