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Where does “ym-aggleyder” come from?

ym-aggleyder (Manx) comes from Manx agglee, from Manx aggle, from Old Irish ecal, from Old Irish ess-, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

ym-aggleyder (Manx): terrorist

Definitions

  1. terrorist

Ancestry of “ym-aggleyder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxaggleebecome afraid, be afraid of, fear; frighten,...
2Manxagglefear
3Old Irishecal—
4Old Irishess-ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less
5Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
6Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
8Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
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