Where does “aicsin” come from?
aicsin (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish aicsiu, from Old Irish ad·cí, from Proto-Celtic *adkʷiseti, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeys-, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.
Ancestry of “aicsin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | aicsiu | — |
| 2 | Old Irish | ad·cí | see; sees, notices, observes; perceives,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *adkʷiseti | to see |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷeys- | to see; to heed |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey- | to pay; to avenge |