Where does “ísle” come from?

ísle (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ísel, from Proto-Celtic *ɸīsselos, from Proto-Celtic ɸīssu, from Proto-Indo-European pedsú, from Proto-Indo-European pṓds, from Proto-Indo-European póds, from Proto-Indo-European ped- — to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall.

ísle (Old Irish): lowness; lowliness, humility, meanness;...

Definitions

  1. lowness; lowliness, humility, meanness;...

Ancestry of “ísle”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishísellow; lowly
2Proto-Celtic*ɸīsseloslow
3Proto-Celticɸīssuunder
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpedsú—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpṓdsfoot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpódsfoot
7Proto-Indo-Europeanped-to walk, to step; to stumble, to fall

Words derived from “ísle”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ped- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European póds →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pṓds →