Where does “mì-mheas” come from?

mì-mheas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic meas, from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mì-mheas (Scottish Gaelic): disrespect; contempt; despise

Definitions

  1. disrespect; contempt; despise

Ancestry of “mì-mheas”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic meas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmeasrespect; fruit; think, reckon, consider
2Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
3Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishméI
3Proto-CelticmīI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I

Words derived from “mì-mheas”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →