Where does “féinfhostaithe” come from?

féinfhostaithe (Irish) comes from Irish fostaithe, from Irish fostaí, from Irish fostaigh, from Middle Irish fastaid, from Old Irish ·asstai, from Old Irish ad·suidi — stop, detain; stops, holds back, detains,...

féinfhostaithe (Irish): self-employed

Definitions

  1. self-employed

Ancestry of “féinfhostaithe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfostaithepast participle of fostaigh; employed; plural of...
2Irishfostaíemployee
3Irishfostaighcatch, hold fast, grip; engage, retain in...
4Middle Irishfastaid—
5Old Irish·asstai—
6Old Irishad·suidistop, detain; stops, holds back, detains,...
Every word from Old Irish ad·suidi →Every word from Old Irish ·asstai →Every word from Middle Irish fastaid →