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Where does “fostaigh” come from?

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

fostaigh (Irish): catch, hold fast, grip; engage, retain in...

Definitions

  1. catch, hold fast, grip; engage, retain in...

Ancestry of “fostaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishfastaid—
2Old Irish·asstai—
3Old Irishad·suidistop, detain; stops, holds back, detains,...

Words derived from “fostaigh”

  • féinfhostaíocht
  • infhostaitheacht
  • infhostaithe
  • neamh-infhostaitheacht
  • fostaithe
  • dífhostaíocht
  • fofhostaigh
  • féinfhostaithe
  • dífhostaithe
  • neamhfhostaithe
  • lánfhostaíocht
  • fostaíocht
  • fostóir
  • fostaí
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