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Where does “cluich” come from?

cluich (Irish) comes from Old Irish cluichigidir, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

cluich (Irish): chase; turn, round up; harass

Definitions

  1. chase; turn, round up; harass

Ancestry of “cluich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcluichigidirto play, sport
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—
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