Where does “taigh-fuirich” come from?

taigh-fuirich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic taigh, from Middle Irish taige, from Old Irish tech, from Proto-Celtic tegos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- — to cover; pole, stick, beam.

taigh-fuirich (Scottish Gaelic): lodging house, dwelling

Definitions

  1. lodging house, dwelling

Ancestry of “taigh-fuirich”, step by step

taigh-fuirich traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic taigh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictaighhouse, dwelling
2Middle Irishtaige—
3Old Irishtechhouse
4Proto-Celtictegoshouse, dwelling
5Proto-Indo-European(s)teg-to cover; pole, stick, beam

via Scottish Gaelic fuireach

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfuireachverbal noun of fuirich
2Old Irishfuirechdelay
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)teg- →Every word from Proto-Celtic tegos →Every word from Old Irish tech →
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