Where does “esbaid” come from?

esbaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish esbaid, from Old Irish ess-, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

Ancestry of “esbaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishesbaidlack, deficiency
2Old Irishess-ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less
3Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
4Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
5Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “esbaid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Old Irish ess- →