Where does “os-mhise” come from?
os-mhise (Irish) comes from Irish ós, from Old Irish úas, from Dutch wassen, from Dutch was, from Middle Dutch was, from Middle Dutch wassen, from Old Dutch wassan, from Proto-West Germanic wahsan.
os-mhise (Irish): superego
Definitions
- superego
Ancestry of “os-mhise”, step by step
os-mhise traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish ós
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | ós | since... is; Alternative form of ó; mouth |
| 2 | Old Irish | úas | above, over |
| 3 | Dutch | wassen | to wash, to clean; to grow, to rise, to increase,... |
| 4 | Dutch | was | laundry, clothes that need to be washed, or just... |
| 5 | Middle Dutch | was | first/third-person singular past indicative of... |
| 6 | Middle Dutch | wassen | to grow, to wax; to increase |
| 7 | Old Dutch | wassan | to grow, to wax; to rise in level |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | wahsan | to grow |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | wahsijaną | to grow |
| 10 | Indo-European | *h₂weks- | — |