Where does “misg” come from?

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

misg (Scottish Gaelic): drunkenness, intoxication, inebriation

Definitions

  1. drunkenness, intoxication, inebriation

Ancestry of “misg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmescaedrunkenness, intoxication; daze, bewilderment,...
2Proto-Celticmiskosmixture, confusion; mixed, confused; amid, amidst
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeyḱ-to mix
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmey-to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange

Words derived from “misg”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European mey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European meyḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic miskos →
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