Where does “meas-chraobh” come from?

meas-chraobh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic meas, 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-chraobh (Scottish Gaelic): fruit tree

Definitions

  1. fruit tree

Ancestry of “meas-chraobh”, step by step

meas-chraobh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic meas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicmeasrespect; fruit; think, reckon, consider
2Old Irishmessjudgement; animal feed; tree-fruit
3Proto-Celticmessusmeasurement, judgement
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

via Scottish Gaelic craobh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliccraobhtree; branch out, sprout, bud
2Old Irishcráebbranch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic messus →