Where does “oslaicid” come from?
oslaicid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish as·oilgi, from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.
Ancestry of “oslaicid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | as·oilgi | opens; lets loose, releases |
| 2 | Old Irish | léicid | to leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | linkʷīti | to leave, to leave behind |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | linékʷti | to be leaving |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | leykʷ- | to leave |
Words derived from “oslaicid”