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Where does “ísealchríoch” come from?

ísealchríoch (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.

ísealchríoch (Irish): lowland

Definitions

  1. lowland

Ancestry of “ísealchríoch”, step by step

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