Where does “nead” come from?
nead (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish net, from Proto-Italic nizdos, from Proto-Indo-European nisdós, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ni, from Proto-Indo-European h₁én — in.
nead (Scottish Gaelic): nest
Ancestry of “nead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | net | nest |
| 2 | Proto-Italic | nizdos | nest |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | nisdós | nest |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ni | down |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁én | in |
Words derived from “nead”