Where does “toimsidetu” come from?
toimsidetu (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish toimside, from Old Irish tomus, from Proto-Celtic to-, from Proto-Indo-European mēd-, from Proto-Indo-European med- — to measure; to give advice; healing.
toimsidetu (Old Irish): measure
Ancestry of “toimsidetu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | toimside | measured |
| 2 | Old Irish | tomus | act of weighing, measuring, considering; measure,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | to- | to, towards |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | mēd- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | med- | to measure; to give advice; healing |