Where does “taibhse” come from?

taibhse (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Norn tåisti, from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic þaistô — black guillemot.

taibhse (Scottish Gaelic): apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;...

Definitions

  1. apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;...

Ancestry of “taibhse”, step by step

taibhse traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norn tåisti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norntåistiblack guillemot, tystie
2Old Norseþeistiblack guillemot, tystie
3Proto-Germanicþaistôblack guillemot

via Old Irish taidbsiu

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtaidbsiu—

Words derived from “taibhse”

Every word from Proto-Germanic þaistô →Every word from Old Norse þeisti →Every word from Norn tåisti →