Where does “leordhóthanacht” come from?

leordhóthanacht (Irish) comes from Irish leor, from Middle Irish lór, from Old Irish lour, from Proto-Celtic lawaros, from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- — to seize, gain; benefit, prize.

leordhóthanacht (Irish): self-sufficiency

Definitions

  1. self-sufficiency

Ancestry of “leordhóthanacht”, step by step

leordhóthanacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish leor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishleorsufficient, ample
2Middle Irishlór—
3Old Irishlourenough, sufficient
4Proto-Celticlawaros—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleh₂w-to seize, gain; benefit, prize

via Irish dóthain

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishdóthainenough, sufficiency
2Middle Irishdoíthin—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leh₂w- →Every word from Proto-Celtic lawaros →Every word from Old Irish lour →