Where does “fostaí” come from?

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

fostaí (Irish): employee

Definitions

  1. employee

Ancestry of “fostaí”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfostaighcatch, hold fast, grip; engage, retain in...
2Middle Irishfastaid—
3Old Irish·asstai—
4Old Irishad·suidistop, detain; stops, holds back, detains,...

Words derived from “fostaí”

Every word from Old Irish ad·suidi →Every word from Old Irish ·asstai →Every word from Middle Irish fastaid →