Where does “neach-” come from?

neach- (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic neach, from Old Irish nech, from Proto-Celtic nekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

neach- (Scottish Gaelic): -er, -or

Definitions

  1. -er, -or

Ancestry of “neach-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicneachbeing, person, body, individual; one, somebody,...
2Old Irishnechsomeone, anyone, no one
3Proto-Celticnekʷossomeone, something
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “neach-

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Celtic nekʷosEvery word from Old Irish nech