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Where does “cobhsaíocht” come from?

cobhsaíocht (Irish) comes from Irish cobhsaí, from Middle Irish cobsaid, from Old Irish com-, from Proto-Celtic kom-, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

cobhsaíocht (Irish): firmness, stability

Definitions

  1. firmness, stability

Ancestry of “cobhsaíocht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcobhsaístable; firm, resolute
2Middle Irishcobsaid—
3Old Irishcom-with, con-, co-; augment used instead of ro- in...
4Proto-Celtickom-with, together
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
7Middle Englishkyt—
8Germankitt—
9Old High Germankuti—
10Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
11Proto-Germanickweduzresin
12Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
13Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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