Where does “sibhsigeadh” come from?

sibhsigeadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic sibh, from Old Irish sib, from Proto-Celtic swiswis, from Proto-Celtic swīs, from Proto-Indo-European wōs.

sibhsigeadh (Scottish Gaelic): the use of formal register, addressing someone with the polite sibh form

Definitions

  1. the use of formal register, addressing someone with the polite sibh form

Ancestry of “sibhsigeadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsibhyou
2Old Irishsibyou nominative plural, ye
3Proto-Celticswiswisyou
4Proto-Celticswīsyou pl
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwōs—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wōs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swīs →Every word from Proto-Celtic swiswis →