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
- second sight, clairvoyance
Ancestry of “taibhsearachd”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | taibhsear | visionary, seer |
| 2 | Scottish Gaelic | taibhse | apparition, spirit, spectre, phantom, ghost;... |
| 3 | Norn | tåisti | black guillemot, tystie |
| 4 | Old Norse | þeisti | black guillemot, tystie |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þaistô | black guillemot |