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

Definitions

  1. easiness

Ancestry of “neughoilleeid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxdoilleedifficult; stiff, hard; ticklish
2Middle Irishdoilig—
3Old Irishdo-impossible, extremely difficult; ill, evil;...
4Proto-Celticdus-bad
5Proto-Indo-Europeandus-bad
6Proto-Indo-Europeandēwǝ-to fail, be behind, be lacking
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dēwǝ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dus- →Every word from Old Irish do- →