Where does “sheer-liaghey” come from?

sheer-liaghey (Manx) comes from Manx fliaghey, from Old Irish flechud, from Old Irish fliuch, from Proto-Celtic wlikʷos, from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- — moist, to wet.

sheer-liaghey (Manx): perpetual downpour

Definitions

  1. perpetual downpour

Ancestry of “sheer-liaghey”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxfliagheywet; rain; rainfall
2Old Irishflechudrain
3Old Irishfliuchwet; damp, wet weather
4Proto-Celticwlikʷoswet
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwleykʷ-moist, to wet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wleykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic wlikʷos →Every word from Old Irish fliuch →