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

  1. beginning; forepart; bow; threshold

Ancestry of “toshiaght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtosachbeginning
2Proto-Celtictowissākoschief, primary, first
3Proto-Celtic*towissusact of leading, beginning
4Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissus →
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