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Where does “measg” come from?

measg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mescaid, from Proto-Celtic miskati, from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European mey- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.

measg (Scottish Gaelic): mix; stir, move; mingle

Definitions

  1. mix; stir, move; mingle

Ancestry of “measg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmescaidto mix; to dip, to plunge; to confuse
2Proto-Celticmiskatito mix, confuse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange
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