Where does “nósta” come from?

nósta (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish Dé, from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss, from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- — smoke; mist, haze.

nósta (Old Irish): remarkable, famed

Definitions

  1. remarkable, famed

Ancestry of “nósta”, step by step

nósta traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish Dé

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishDévocative/genitive singular of Día
2Proto-Celticdwīyūss—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandʰewh₂-smoke; mist, haze

via Old Irish nós

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishnóscustom, tradition, precedent; fame, renown,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰewh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic dwīyūss →Every word from Old Irish Dé →