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Where does “tech” come from?

tech (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tegos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

tech (Old Irish): house

Definitions

  1. house

Ancestry of “tech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictegoshouse, dwelling
2Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

Words derived from “tech”

  • díonteach
  • urtheach
  • teach
  • tí
  • teaghlach
  • teachín
  • cruinnteach
  • taigh-fuine
  • taigh-ceàirde
  • taigh-nighe
  • teaghlach
  • taigh-rèidh
  • taigh-chearc
  • taigh-fuirich
  • taigh
  • fear-taighe
  • taigh-gluasaid
  • taigh-ionnlaid
  • taigh-ghlainne
  • taigh-mòr
  • ath-thaigh
  • teglach
  • tig
  • teg
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