Where does “hie” come from?
hie (Manx) comes from Manx immee, from Middle Irish immthigid, from Old Irish imm·téit, from Old Irish téit, from Old Irish do·tét, from Old Irish to-, from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati- — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.
hie (Manx): past of immee
Definitions
- past of immee
Ancestry of “hie”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | immee | go |
| 2 | Middle Irish | immthigid | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | imm·téit | go around, go away |
| 4 | Old Irish | téit | to go; inflection of tét: ## accusative/dative... |
| 5 | Old Irish | do·tét | — |
| 6 | Old Irish | to- | prefix used to create verbs and associated verbal... |
| 7 | Old Irish | aith- | re-; second, a further; ex- |
| 8 | Proto-Celtic | ati- | re-, again, second, further |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | éti | beyond; over |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁é | and, then |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰe | Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact |