Where does “taibhsearachd” come from?

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

taibhsearachd (Scottish Gaelic): second sight, clairvoyance

Definitions

  1. second sight, clairvoyance

Ancestry of “taibhsearachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictaibhsearvisionary, seer
2Scottish Gaelictaibhseapparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;...
3Norntåistiblack guillemot, tystie
4Old Norseþeistiblack guillemot, tystie
5Proto-Germanicþaistôblack guillemot
Every word from Proto-Germanic þaistô →Every word from Old Norse þeisti →Every word from Norn tåisti →
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