Where does “inseacht” come from?

inseacht (Irish) comes from Irish inis, from Middle Irish indisid, from Old Irish indisin, from Old Irish in·fét, from Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Ancestry of “inseacht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishinisisland; tell, relate
2Middle Irishindisidtells, recounts, mentions, describes
3Old Irishindisin—
4Old Irishin·fét—
5Proto-Celtic*weidetito tell, relate
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weideti →Every word from Old Irish in·fét →