Where does “neach-naidheachd” come from?

neach-naidheachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic naidheachd, from Scottish Gaelic nuadh, from Middle Irish núa, from Old Irish nuae, from Proto-Celtic *nowiyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwyos, from Proto-Indo-European néwos, from Proto-Indo-European new- — new; to nod, assent to.

neach-naidheachd (Scottish Gaelic): reporter, journalist, or advertiser

Definitions

  1. reporter, journalist, or advertiser

Ancestry of “neach-naidheachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnaidheachdnews
2Scottish Gaelicnuadhnew, fresh
3Middle Irishnúanew
4Old Irishnuaenew
5Proto-Celtic*nowiyosnew
6Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
7Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
8Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwyos →