Where does “mì-thuig” come from?

mì-thuig (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tuig, from Middle Irish tuicid, from Old Irish ·tucci, from Proto-Celtic *unketi, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unékti.

mì-thuig (Scottish Gaelic): misunderstand

Definitions

  1. misunderstand

Ancestry of “mì-thuig”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic tuig

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictuigunderstand, comprehend, realize
2Middle Irishtuicid
3Old Irish·tucci
4Proto-Celtic*unketi
5Proto-Indo-European*h₁unékti

via Scottish Gaelic mi

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicmiI; me
2Old IrishI
3Proto-CelticI, me
4Proto-Indo-Europeanéǵh₂I
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *h₁unéktiEvery word from Proto-Celtic *unketiEvery word from Old Irish ·tucci
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