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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

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