Where does “cluich” come from?

cluich (Irish) comes from Old Irish cluichigidir, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.

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*-sagyetordenominative/causative suffix
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor →Every word from Old Irish -igidir →Every word from Old Irish cluichigidir →