Where does “fostaithe” come from?

fostaithe (Irish) comes 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,...

fostaithe (Irish): past participle of fostaigh; employed; plural of...

Definitions

  1. past participle of fostaigh; employed; plural of...

Ancestry of “fostaithe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishfostaíemployee
2Irishfostaighcatch, hold fast, grip; engage, retain in...
3Middle Irishfastaid—
4Old Irish·asstai—
5Old Irishad·suidistop, detain; stops, holds back, detains,...

Words derived from “fostaithe”

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