Where does “mochthrath” come from?
mochthrath (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish mochtráth, from Albanian trath, from Albanian tra, from Latin trabem, from Latin trabs, from Indo-European *treb-.
mochthrath (Scottish Gaelic): dawn; very early
Ancestry of “mochthrath”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | mochtráth | early hour or time of day; early hour |
| 2 | Albanian | trath | lath, slat |
| 3 | Albanian | tra | beam |
| 4 | Latin | trabem | accusative singular of trabs |
| 5 | Latin | trabs | timber, beam, rafter; tree trunk; penis |
| 6 | Indo-European | *treb- | — |