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Where does “toil” come from?

toil (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish tol — will; desire.

toil (Scottish Gaelic): will, desire, volition, inclination; delight,...

Definitions

  1. will, desire, volition, inclination; delight,...

Ancestry of “toil”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtolwill; desire

Words derived from “toil”

  • toileach
  • toile
  • mì-thoileachas
  • mì-thoileach
  • toilich
  • saor-thoileach
  • mì-thoilich
  • saor-thoil
  • mì-thoil
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