Where does “loothee” come from?
loothee (Yola) comes from Middle English leuþe, from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.
loothee (Yola): to shelter from cold
Definitions
- to shelter from cold
Ancestry of “loothee”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | leuþe | shelter, warmth |
| 2 | Irish | -igh | Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | denominative/causative suffix |