Where does “tùs” come from?

tùs (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tús, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

tùs (Scottish Gaelic): beginning, origin; source

Definitions

  1. beginning, origin; source

Ancestry of “tùs”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtúsbeginning; forefront
2Proto-Celtic*towissusact of leading, beginning
3Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissus →