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Where does “nochd” come from?

nochd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish nocht, from Proto-Celtic noxtos, from Proto-Indo-European nogʷós — bare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude.

nochd (Scottish Gaelic): appear, show up; show, reveal; expose

Definitions

  1. appear, show up; show, reveal; expose

Ancestry of “nochd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnochtnaked, bare, uncovered
2Proto-Celticnoxtosnaked
3Proto-Indo-Europeannogʷósbare, naked; naked, bare; naked, nude

Words derived from “nochd”

  • ath-nochd
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