Where does “nigh” come from?
nigh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish nigid, from Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.
nigh (Scottish Gaelic): wash, cleanse, purify; bathe; daughter
Definitions
- wash, cleanse, purify; bathe; daughter
Ancestry of “nigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | nigid | he washes |
| 2 | Old Irish | nigid | to wash |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | nigyeti | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | neygʷ- | to wash |