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Where does “tòiseachadh” come from?

tòiseachadh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tossogod, from Old Irish tosach, from Proto-Celtic towissākos, from Proto-Celtic *towissus, from Proto-Celtic wissus, from Proto-Indo-European wéydtus, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

tòiseachadh (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of tòisich; start, beginning

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of tòisich; start, beginning

Ancestry of “tòiseachadh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtossogod—
2Old Irishtosachbeginning
3Proto-Celtictowissākoschief, primary, first
4Proto-Celtic*towissus—
5Proto-Celticwissusact of discovering, finding out; knowledge
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwéydtus—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “tòiseachadh”

  • neach-tòiseachaidh
  • tòiseachaidh
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →