Where does “ísleacht” come from?

ísleacht (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.

ísleacht (Irish): lowness, lowliness; low-lying place; depression

Definitions

  1. lowness, lowliness; low-lying place; depression

Ancestry of “ísleacht”, step by step

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →