Where does “toísech” come from?

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

toísech (Old Irish): leader, chief; first-mentioned thing or person;...

Definitions

  1. leader, chief; first-mentioned thing or person;...

Ancestry of “toísech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚈᚑᚃᚔᚄᚐᚉᚔ—
2Proto-Celtictowissākoschief, primary, first
3Proto-Celtic*towissusact of leading, beginning
4Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “toísech”

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