Where does “asren” come from?

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

asren (Old Irish): to pay; to give

Definitions

  1. to pay; to give

Ancestry of “asren”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishess-ex-, out; privative prefix: non-, -less
2Old Irishléicidto leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...
3Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
4Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷti →Every word from Old Irish ess- →