Where does “fásach” come from?
fásach (Irish) comes from Irish fás, from Old Irish ásaid, from Old Irish áss, from Proto-Celtic exs, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.
fásach (Irish): waste, desert; uncultivated, uninhabited region;...
Definitions
- waste, desert; uncultivated, uninhabited region;...
Ancestry of “fásach”, step by step
fásach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish fás
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | fás | grow; verbal noun of fás; growing, growth |
| 2 | Old Irish | ásaid | to grow; to increase; to arise, to develop |
| 3 | Old Irish | áss | growth; verbal noun of ásaid |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | exs | out of; from |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁eǵʰs | out |
via Middle Irish fásach
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | fásach | uninhabited place, waste, wilderness |
| 2 | Middle Irish | fás | empty, deserted, uninhabited |
Words derived from “fásach”