Where does “naoidhean” come from?

naoidhean (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish noídiu, from Proto-Celtic newēdyū, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

naoidhean (Scottish Gaelic): baby, infant, suckling

Definitions

  1. baby, infant, suckling

Ancestry of “naoidhean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnoídiuinfant, young child
2Proto-Celticnewēdyūunknowing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic newēdyū →Every word from Old Irish noídiu →