Where does “línaid” come from?

línaid (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish lín, from Proto-Celtic līnom, from Proto-Indo-European leyH- — flow, flood; to bend; to flow.

línaid (Old Irish): to fill

Definitions

  1. to fill

Ancestry of “línaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishlínfull number, complement; number sufficient to...
2Proto-Celticlīnomflax; flow; flood
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanleyH-flow, flood; to bend; to flow
Every word from Proto-Indo-European leyH- →Every word from Proto-Celtic līnom →Every word from Old Irish lín →