Where does “taige” come from?
taige (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish tech, from Proto-Celtic tegos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.
Ancestry of “taige”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | tech | house |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | tegos | house, dwelling |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)teg- | to cover; pole, stick, beam |
Words derived from “taige”