Where does “toshee” come from?
toshee (Manx) comes from Old Irish tosaigid, from Old Irish tosach, from Proto-Celtic towissākos, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
toshee (Manx): to start, begin, commence
Definitions
- to start, begin, commence
Ancestry of “toshee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tosaigid | begins |
| 2 | Old Irish | tosach | beginning |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | towissākos | chief, primary, first |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *towissus | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | wissus | act of discovering, finding out; knowledge |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéydtus | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
Words derived from “toshee”