Where does “laistigh” come from?

laistigh (Irish) comes from Irish istigh, from Old Irish istig.

laistigh (Irish): on the inside

Definitions

  1. on the inside

Ancestry of “laistigh”, step by step

laistigh traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish istigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishistighin, inside
2Old Irishistig—

via Proto-Indo-European las-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanlas-to be willing, covetous; weak; eager
Every word from Old Irish istig →Every word from Irish istigh →