Where does “imeagla” come from?
imeagla (Irish) comes from Irish eagla, from Middle Irish ecla, from Old Irish eclae, from Old Irish ess-, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
imeagla (Irish): great fear, terror, dread
Definitions
- great fear, terror, dread
Ancestry of “imeagla”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | eagla | fear |
| 2 | Middle Irish | ecla | fear; dread |
| 3 | Old Irish | eclae | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | ess- | ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less |
| 5 | Old Irish | léicid | to leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,... |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | linkʷīti | to leave, to leave behind |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |