Where does “tobhta” come from?

tobhta (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Norse toft, from Proto-Germanic tumþiz, from Proto-Indo-European dem- — to build; to arrange, to put together.

tobhta (Scottish Gaelic): ruin

Definitions

  1. ruin

Ancestry of “tobhta”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsetoft—
2Proto-Germanictumþizseemliness, agreement; association, guild,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeandem-to build; to arrange, to put together
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tumþiz →Every word from Old Norse toft →