Where does “os-cheartachadh” come from?
os-cheartachadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic os, from Old Irish úas, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan.
os-cheartachadh (Scottish Gaelic): hypercorrectness
Definitions
- hypercorrectness
Ancestry of “os-cheartachadh”, step by step
os-cheartachadh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic os
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | os | over, above |
| 2 | Old Irish | úas | above, over |
| 3 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 4 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 7 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 10 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |
via Scottish Gaelic ceartachadh
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | ceartachadh | — |