Where does “oscail” come from?

oscail (Irish) comes from Middle Irish osclaid, from Old Irish oslaicid — opens; lets loose, releases.

oscail (Irish): open

Definitions

  1. open

Ancestry of “oscail”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishosclaid—
2Old Irishoslaicidopens; lets loose, releases

Words derived from “oscail”

Every word from Old Irish oslaicid →Every word from Middle Irish osclaid →