Where does “lewth” come from?
lewth (English) comes from Middle English leuþe, from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.
lewth (English): Shelter
Ancestry of “lewth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | leuþe | — |
| 2 | Irish | -igh | Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | — |