Where does “luchd-siubhail” come from?

luchd-siubhail (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic luchd, from Old Irish lucht, from Proto-Celtic luxtus — contents; people, crowd.

luchd-siubhail (Scottish Gaelic): plural of neach-siubhail

Definitions

  1. plural of neach-siubhail

Ancestry of “luchd-siubhail”, step by step

luchd-siubhail traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic luchd

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicluchdplural of neach; cargo, freight, load
2Old Irishluchtcontents; cargo; complement, crew, vessel
3Proto-Celticluxtuscontents; people, crowd

via Scottish Gaelic siubhail

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsiubhailtravel, commute; walk, move, stroll; go, depart
2Middle Irishsiblaidto travel, traverse, proceed, move, walk; to...
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