Where does “Ísiltír” come from?

Ísiltír (Irish) comes from Irish íseal, from Old Irish ísel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

Ísiltír (Irish): low-lying country

Definitions

  1. low-lying country

Ancestry of “Ísiltír”, step by step

Ísiltír traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish íseal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishíseallow; lowly; commoner
2Old Irishísellow; lowly
3Proto-Celtic*ɸīsseloslow
4Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
8Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

via Irish tír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtírland, country
2Old Irishtírland, country, territory, ground
3Proto-Celtictīrosdry land
4Proto-Indo-Europeanters-dry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →