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Where does “imeaglach” come from?

imeaglach (Irish) comes from Irish imeagla, 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 — to leave.

imeaglach (Irish): fearful, frightened; dreadful, terrible

Definitions

  1. fearful, frightened; dreadful, terrible

Ancestry of “imeaglach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishimeaglagreat fear, terror, dread
2Irisheaglafear
3Middle Irisheclafear; dread
4Old Irisheclae—
5Old Irishess-ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less
6Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
7Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
8Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
9Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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