Where does “clóigh” come from?

clóigh (Irish) comes from Irish cló, from Middle Irish cló — metal spike, nail.

clóigh (Irish): tame, domesticate; print

Definitions

  1. tame, domesticate; print

Ancestry of “clóigh”, step by step

clóigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish cló

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishclófont, script; print, impression; form
2Middle Irishclómetal spike, nail

via Old Irish cloïd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcloïdto turn away, overthrow, vanquish
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