Where does “lewth” come from?

lewth (English) comes from Middle English leuþe, from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.

lewth (English): Shelter

Definitions

  1. Shelter

Ancestry of “lewth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishleuþeshelter, warmth
2Irish-ighSuffix used to form verbs from nouns;...
3Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
4Proto-Celtic*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor
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