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

  1. to start, begin, commence

Ancestry of “toshee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtosaigidbegins
2Old Irishtosachbeginning
3Proto-Celtictowissākoschief, primary, first
4Proto-Celtic*towissusact of leading, beginning
5Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “toshee”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissus →