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Where does “toilich” come from?

toilich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

toilich (Scottish Gaelic): please, content, satisfy; agree, assent; amuse,...

Definitions

  1. please, content, satisfy; agree, assent; amuse,...

Ancestry of “toilich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-ichSuffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—

Words derived from “toilich”

  • mì-thoilich
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