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Where does “éadach” come from?

éadach (Irish) comes from Old Irish étach, from Old Irish ét, from Proto-Celtic yantus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

éadach (Irish): cloth; sail; clothes, clothing

Definitions

  1. cloth; sail; clothes, clothing

Ancestry of “éadach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishétachverbal noun of in·tuigethar; covering, raiment,...
2Old Irishétjealousy; envy, emulation; enthusiasm, zeal;...
3Proto-Celticyantusjealousy
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “éadach”

  • mionéadach
  • taiséadach
  • fo-éadach
  • tuáilléadach
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