Where does “sgrùdaich” come from?
sgrùdaich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish *scrútaigid, from Old Irish scrútaid, from Latin scrūtor, from Latin scruta, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krew-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ker-, from Proto-Indo-European sek- — to cut, cut off, sever.
sgrùdaich (Scottish Gaelic): inspect; study
Definitions
- inspect; study
Ancestry of “sgrùdaich”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | *scrútaigid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | scrútaid | to examine, to investigate |
| 3 | Latin | scrūtor | to search carefully, search into or out, examine thoroughly, explore a thing, investigate |
| 4 | Latin | scruta | rubbish, broken trash |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krew- | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ker- | to cut off; to turn, bend |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | sek- | to cut, cut off, sever |