Where does “mùch” come from?
mùch (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish múchaid, from Old Irish múch, from Proto-Celtic muk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)mewg- — to smoke, reek.
mùch (Scottish Gaelic): extinguish; choke, strangle, suffocate, smother;...
Definitions
- extinguish; choke, strangle, suffocate, smother;...
Ancestry of “mùch”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | múchaid | covers over, suffocates, quenches, extinguishes;... |
| 2 | Old Irish | múch | smoke, stifling vapour |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | muk- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)mewg- | to smoke, reek |
Words derived from “mùch”