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Where does “teth” come from?

teth (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish té, from Proto-Celtic teɸents, from Proto-Indo-European tep- — to be warm, be hot.

teth (Scottish Gaelic): hot

Definitions

  1. hot

Ancestry of “teth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtéhot, warm; lustful, wanton; warm, comfortable,...
2Proto-Celticteɸents—
3Proto-Indo-Europeantep-to be warm, be hot

Words derived from “teth”

  • dearbh-theodhachd
  • ain-teth
  • teodhachd
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tep- →