Where does “ailid” come from?

ailid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic aleti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- — to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam.

ailid (Old Irish): to nourish; to rear, foster

Definitions

  1. to nourish; to rear, foster

Ancestry of “ailid”, step by step

ailid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic aleti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticaletito nourish, grow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂életito be nourishing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂el-to grow, nourish; beyond, other; to wander, roam

via Proto-Germanic ailidaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicailidazfire, pyre
2Proto-Germanicailijanąto kindle
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eydʰ-to ignite; fire

Words derived from “ailid”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂el- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂életi →Every word from Proto-Celtic aleti →