Where does “neastargaid” come from?

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

neastargaid (Irish): close target

Definitions

  1. close target

Ancestry of “neastargaid”, step by step

neastargaid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish neas

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishneasmoulding block; Alternative form of deas
2Irishneasanearer, nearest
3Old Irishnessanearer, closer
4Old Irish-acombines with prepositions to form a relative...

via Irish targaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtargaidtarget
Every word from Old Irish -a →Every word from Old Irish nessa →Every word from Irish neasa →