Where does “seadh” come from?

seadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic is, from Old Irish ís, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

seadh (Scottish Gaelic): Yes; OK, fine, yes; Indeed, really

Definitions

  1. Yes; OK, fine, yes; Indeed, really

Ancestry of “seadh”, step by step

seadh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic is

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicisand; am, are, is
2Old Irishísunder, below, beneath
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Scottish Gaelic eadh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaeliceadhit
2Old Irishedit; space, distance, interval; extent, length
3Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →