Where does “laofheoil” come from?

laofheoil (Irish) comes from Irish lao, from Old Irish lóeg, from Proto-Celtic lāɸigos, from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- — to bind, tie.

laofheoil (Irish): veal

Definitions

  1. veal

Ancestry of “laofheoil”, step by step

laofheoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish lao

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishlaocalf
2Old Irishlóegcalf; favourite, darling
3Proto-Celticlāɸigoscalf
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleyǵ-to bind, tie

via Irish feóil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishfeóilObsolete spelling of feoil
2Irishfeoilflesh, meat
3Old Irishfeóilflesh; meat
4Proto-Celticwepolis—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lāɸigos →Every word from Old Irish lóeg →