Where does “mì-stèidhealachd” come from?

mì-stèidhealachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic stèidhealachd, from Scottish Gaelic -achd, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

mì-stèidhealachd (Scottish Gaelic): instability, unsteadiness

Definitions

  1. instability, unsteadiness

Ancestry of “mì-stèidhealachd”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic stèidhealachd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicstèidhealachdfirmness, solidity, stability, steadiness;...
2Scottish Gaelic-achdDenoting system of government; Denoting religion;...
3Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
4Proto-Celtic-axtā
5Proto-Celticaxtā

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishI
3Proto-CelticI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtāEvery word from Scottish Gaelic -achdEvery word from Old Irish -acht