Where does “oscailte” come from?

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

oscailte (Irish): open; genitive singular of oscailt; past...

Definitions

  1. open; genitive singular of oscailt; past...

Ancestry of “oscailte”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishoscailtverbal noun of oscail; opening; first strip
2Irishoscailopen
3Middle Irishosclaid—
4Old Irishoslaicidopens; lets loose, releases

Words derived from “oscailte”

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