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Where does “mì-sheirc” come from?

mì-sheirc (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seirc, from Old Irish serc, from Proto-Celtic sterkā, from Proto-Indo-European sterg- — rigid, stiff; to love.

mì-sheirc (Scottish Gaelic): disaffection; dislike; uncharitableness

Definitions

  1. disaffection; dislike; uncharitableness

Ancestry of “mì-sheirc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicseircaffection; benevolence, charity
2Old Irishserclove; verbal noun of caraid
3Proto-Celticsterkālove
4Proto-Indo-Europeansterg-rigid, stiff; to love
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