Where does “tilg” come from?

tilg (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish teilcid, from Old Irish do·léici — to throw, cast.

tilg (Scottish Gaelic): throw, cast, fling, throw off; shed, moult;...

Definitions

  1. throw, cast, fling, throw off; shed, moult;...

Ancestry of “tilg”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishteilcid—
2Old Irishdo·léicito throw, cast
Every word from Old Irish do·léici →Every word from Middle Irish teilcid →