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Where does “lagsprid” come from?

lagsprid (Irish) comes from Irish lag, from Old Irish lác, from Proto-Celtic laggos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)leh₁g- — weak, feeble; weak, faint.

lagsprid (Irish): lowness of spirits, despondency; want of spirit,...

Definitions

  1. lowness of spirits, despondency; want of spirit,...

Ancestry of “lagsprid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlagweak
2Old Irishlác—
3Proto-Celticlaggos—
4Proto-Indo-European(s)leh₁g-weak, feeble; weak, faint
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