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Where does “cloistid” come from?

cloistid (Middle Irish) comes from Middle Irish coistid — is silent, listens.

Ancestry of “cloistid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcoistidis silent, listens

Words derived from “cloistid”

  • aachlasht
  • clasht
Every word from Middle Irish coistid →