Where does “Oisín” come from?
Oisín (Irish) comes from Irish oisín, from Irish ós, from Old Irish úas, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan.
Ancestry of “Oisín”, step by step
Oisín traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish oisín
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | oisín | Diminutive of os; fawn |
| 2 | Irish | ós | since... is; Alternative form of ó; mouth |
| 3 | Old Irish | úas | above, over |
| 4 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 5 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 7 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 8 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 11 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |