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Where does “as·oilgi” come from?

as·oilgi (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish léicid, from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti, from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti, from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- — to leave.

as·oilgi (Old Irish): opens; lets loose, releases

Definitions

  1. opens; lets loose, releases

Ancestry of “as·oilgi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
2Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
3Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “as·oilgi”

  • oscailte
  • oscailteacht
  • oscailteach
  • oscail
  • athoscail
  • fosgail
  • fosglair
  • aa-oshil
  • foshil
  • oslaicid
  • osclaid
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