Where does “oscailt” come from?

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

oscailt (Irish): verbal noun of oscail; opening; first strip

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of oscail; opening; first strip

Ancestry of “oscailt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoscailopen
2Middle Irishosclaid—
3Old Irishoslaicidopens; lets loose, releases

Words derived from “oscailt”

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