Where does “neach-deònach” come from?

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

neach-deònach (Scottish Gaelic): volunteer

Definitions

  1. volunteer

Ancestry of “neach-deònach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicneach--er, -or
2Scottish Gaelicneachbeing, person, body, individual; one, somebody,...
3Old Irishnechsomeone, anyone, no one
4Proto-Celticnekʷossomeone, something
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Scottish Gaelic neach- →Every word from Proto-Celtic nekʷos →
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