Where does “toise” come from?

toise (Irish) comes from Irish tomhas, from Old Irish tomus, from Proto-Celtic to-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.

toise (Irish): Alternative form of tomhas; size, measure,...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of tomhas; size, measure,...

Ancestry of “toise”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishtomhasverbal noun of tomhais; measure, measuring,...
2Old Irishtomusact of weighing, measuring, considering; measure,...
3Proto-Celticto-to, towards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmēd-to measure
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmed-to measure; to give advice; healing

Words derived from “toise”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European med- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European mēd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic to- →