Where does “os-nàdarrach” come from?
os-nàdarrach (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-nàdarrach (Scottish Gaelic): supernatural
Definitions
- supernatural
Ancestry of “os-nàdarrach”, step by step
os-nàdarrach 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 nàdarrach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | nàdarrach | natural; inborn, inherent; instinctive |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | -ach | Forming nouns from nouns and adjectives with the... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -ach | Forms adjectives meaning "related to, having,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | -ākos | Forms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -eh₂ḱos | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -kos | Creates deadjectival and desubstantival... |