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Where does “neamhaistearach” come from?

neamhaistearach (Irish) comes from Irish aistearach, from Irish aistreach, from Irish -ach, from Middle Irish -ach, from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

neamhaistearach (Irish): unoccupied, idle; mischievous

Definitions

  1. unoccupied, idle; mischievous

Ancestry of “neamhaistearach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishaistearachAlternative form of aistreach; journeying,...
2Irishaistreachjourneying, roving; restless, unsettled; out of...
3Irish-achForms nouns from other nouns and adjectives with...
4Middle Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
5Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
6Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
7Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
8Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...
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