Where does “neughoilleeid” come from?
neughoilleeid (Manx) comes from Manx doillee, from Middle Irish doilig, from Old Irish do-, from Proto-Celtic dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dus-, from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- — to fail, be behind, be lacking.
neughoilleeid (Manx): easiness
Ancestry of “neughoilleeid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | doillee | difficult; stiff, hard; ticklish |
| 2 | Middle Irish | doilig | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | do- | impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dus- | bad |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dus- | bad |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | dēwǝ- | to fail, be behind, be lacking |