Where does “seach-shlighe” come from?
seach-shlighe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic slighe, from Middle Irish slige, from Old Irish slige, from Old Irish sligid, from Celtic *sligeti, from Proto-Indo-European sleyǵ- — to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to...
seach-shlighe (Scottish Gaelic): diversion
Definitions
- diversion
Ancestry of “seach-shlighe”, step by step
seach-shlighe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic slighe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | slighe | path, trail, track, route, way, journey, road |
| 2 | Middle Irish | slige | road, way, passage |
| 3 | Old Irish | slige | comb |
| 4 | Old Irish | sligid | to strike down, fell |
| 5 | Celtic | *sligeti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sleyǵ- | to glide, smooth, spread; to smear; to creep; to... |