Where does “léicid” come from?

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

léicid (Old Irish): to leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...

Definitions

  1. to leave, abandon, release, let go; to let,...

Ancestry of “léicid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticlinkʷītito leave, to leave behind
2Proto-Indo-Europeanlinékʷtito be leaving
3Proto-Indo-Europeanleykʷ-to leave

Words derived from “léicid

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leykʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European linékʷtiEvery word from Proto-Celtic linkʷīti