Where does “géillsine” come from?

géillsine (Irish) comes from Old Irish géilsine, from Old Irish -sine — Forms abstract nouns from other nouns.

géillsine (Irish): hostageship; service, vassalage; subjection,...

Definitions

  1. hostageship; service, vassalage; subjection,...

Ancestry of “géillsine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgéilsinehostageship, rendering of hostages
2Old Irish-sineForms abstract nouns from other nouns
Every word from Old Irish -sine →Every word from Old Irish géilsine →