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Where does “nuadhaich” come from?

nuadhaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes 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.

nuadhaich (Scottish Gaelic): renew; renovate

Definitions

  1. renew; renovate

Ancestry of “nuadhaich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicnuadhnew, fresh
2Middle Irishnúa—
3Old Irishnuae—
4Proto-Celtic*nowiyos—
5Proto-Indo-EuropeannéwyosAlternative form of *néwos; new
6Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
7Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nuadhaich”

  • ath-nuadhachail
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new- →