Where does “neuhoiggalaght” come from?

neuhoiggalaght (Manx) comes from Manx -aght, from Old Irish -acht, from Proto-Celtic -axtā, from Proto-Celtic axtā.

neuhoiggalaght (Manx): incomprehensibility

Definitions

  1. incomprehensibility

Ancestry of “neuhoiggalaght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manx-aghtNominal suffix, used to form abstract ideas or...
2Old Irish-acht-ness, -hood; forms abstract nouns
3Proto-Celtic-axtā—
4Proto-Celticaxtā—
Every word from Proto-Celtic axtā →Every word from Manx -aght →Every word from Old Irish -acht →