Where does “tús” come from?

tús (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

tús (Old Irish): beginning; forefront

Definitions

  1. beginning; forefront

Ancestry of “tús”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*towissusact of leading, beginning
2Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
3Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “tús”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus →Every word from Proto-Celtic wissus →
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