Where does “saor-thoil” come from?

saor-thoil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic saor, from Old Irish sóer, from Proto-Celtic *[[su-]][[wiros]].

saor-thoil (Scottish Gaelic): free will

Definitions

  1. free will

Ancestry of “saor-thoil”, step by step

saor-thoil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic saor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicsaorfree; cheap; free, rescue, save
2Old Irishsóerfree; freeman; noble
3Proto-Celtic*[[su-]][[wiros]]—

via Scottish Gaelic toil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictoilwill, desire, volition, inclination; delight,...
2Old Irishtolwill; desire
Every word from Proto-Celtic *[[su-]][[wiros]] →Every word from Old Irish sóer →Every word from Scottish Gaelic saor →
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