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