Where does “taisc” come from?
taisc (Irish) comes from Middle Irish taiscid, from Old Irish do·coisig, from Old Irish saigid, from Proto-Indo-European séh₂gyeti, from Proto-Indo-European seh₂g- — to seek out.
taisc (Irish): lay up, store; hoard
Ancestry of “taisc”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | taiscid | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | do·coisig | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | saigid | to go towards, to approach; to seek out; to... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | séh₂gyeti | to give a sign |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | seh₂g- | to seek out |
Words derived from “taisc”