Where does “mì-thoil” come from?

mì-thoil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic mi, from Old Irish mé, from Proto-Celtic mī, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.

mì-thoil (Scottish Gaelic): disinclination

Definitions

  1. disinclination

Ancestry of “mì-thoil”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic mi

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

via Scottish Gaelic toil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictoilwill, desire, volition, inclination; delight,...
2Old Irishtolwill; desire
Every word from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic mī →Every word from Old Irish mé →