Where does “aisléasaigh” come from?
aisléasaigh (Irish) comes from Irish léasaigh, from Irish léas, from Middle Irish léas, from Old French laisier, from Old High German lāzan, from Proto-West Germanic lātan, from Proto-Germanic lētaną, from Proto-Indo-European leh₁d- — to be tired.
aisléasaigh (Irish): lease back
Definitions
- lease back
Ancestry of “aisléasaigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | léasaigh | lease, farm out |
| 2 | Irish | léas | ray of light; light, radiance; beam, streak of light; gleam, glimmer |
| 3 | Middle Irish | léas | — |
| 4 | Old French | laisier | Alternative form of laissier; to let, let go,... |
| 5 | Old High German | lāzan | to let, let go, leave; to let, let go, release |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | lātan | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | lētaną | to let, to allow; to leave alone |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leh₁d- | to be tired |