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Where does “meas” come from?

meas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mess, from Proto-Celtic messus, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

meas (Scottish Gaelic): respect; fruit; think, reckon, consider

Definitions

  1. respect; fruit; think, reckon, consider

Ancestry of “meas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
2Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “meas”

  • mì-mheas
  • mì-mheasail
  • meas-chraobh
  • frith-choimeas
  • coimeas
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