Where does “taibhsear” come from?
taibhsear (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic taibhse, from Norn tåisti, from Old Norse þeisti, from Proto-Germanic þaistô — black guillemot.
taibhsear (Scottish Gaelic): visionary, seer
Ancestry of “taibhsear”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | taibhse | apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;... |
| 2 | Norn | tåisti | black guillemot, tystie |
| 3 | Old Norse | þeisti | black guillemot, tystie |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þaistô | black guillemot |
Words derived from “taibhsear”