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Where does “coicéile” come from?

coicéile (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish com, from Old Irish co, from Proto-Celtic kom, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

coicéile (Old Irish): vassal, bondsman; companion, fellow, friend,...

Definitions

  1. vassal, bondsman; companion, fellow, friend,...

Ancestry of “coicéile”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcom—
2Old Irishcowith; how?; to, toward
3Proto-Celtickomwith, co-
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱómbeside, near, by, with
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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