Where does “-id” come from?
-id (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic -īti, from Proto-Indo-European -éyeti, from Proto-Indo-European -yeti — Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots.
-id (Old Irish): Forms a noun of agency
Ancestry of “-id”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Celtic | -īti | — |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | -éyeti | Forms causative imperfective verbs from roots;... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -yeti | Creates transitive imperfective verbs from roots |