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

ísealchríoch 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 críoch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcríochlimit; boundary; region, territory; end;...
2Middle Irishcríchboundary, border
3Old Irishcríchboundary, limit, end; aim, purpose; confines,...
4Proto-Celtickrīkʷāfurrow, trench, comb; furrow, trench, boundary
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →