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Where does “aiseag” come from?

aiseag (Irish) comes from Old Irish aisec, from Old Irish ess-, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

aiseag (Irish): verbal noun of aisig; restoration, restitution;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of aisig; restoration, restitution;...

Ancestry of “aiseag”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaisecact of restoring, giving back; restitution,...
2Old Irishess-ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less
3Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
4Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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