Where does “mì-mhodh” come from?

mì-mhodh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic modh, from Old Irish mod, from Latin modus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

mì-mhodh (Scottish Gaelic): bad manners, disorderly conduct, impertinence,...

Definitions

  1. bad manners, disorderly conduct, impertinence,...

Ancestry of “mì-mhodh”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic modh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmodhway, method, mode, manner, style, form, approach;...
2Old Irishmodmanner, mode, way, fashion; mood; measure, limit;...
3Latinmodusmeasure
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Latin modus →