Where does “coisc” come from?

coisc (Irish) comes from Middle Irish coiscid, from Old Irish con·secha.

coisc (Irish): to check, restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder

Definitions

  1. to check, restrain, suppress, hold back, hinder

Ancestry of “coisc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcoiscid—
2Old Irishcon·secha—
Every word from Old Irish con·secha →Every word from Middle Irish coiscid →