Where does “neas” come from?

neas (Irish) comes from Irish neasa, from Old Irish nessa, from Old Irish -a — combines with prepositions to form a relative...

neas (Irish): moulding block; Alternative form of deas

Definitions

  1. moulding block; Alternative form of deas

Ancestry of “neas”, step by step

neas traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish neasa

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishneasanearer, nearest
2Old Irishnessanearer, closer
3Old Irish-acombines with prepositions to form a relative...

via Old Irish nes

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnes—

Words derived from “neas”

Every word from Old Irish -a →Every word from Old Irish nessa →Every word from Irish neasa →