Etymograph

English

hangashore

Hangashore comes from Irish ainniseoir ‘a sickly person, a wretch’, from ainnis ‘miserable’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘take, perceive’.

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-1‘take, perceive’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱos1‘that which is proper’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱs2‘right (side)’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱs(i)-wó-s3‘what is proper, right’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dexswos4‘right’reconstructed
  6. Old Irishc. 600–900dess5‘right-hand’
  7. Old Irishc. 600–900aindeis5‘left’
  8. Irishc. 1200–presentainnis6‘miserable’
  9. Irishc. 1200–presentainniseoir7as aindeiseoir‘a sickly person, a wretch’
  10. Englishtodayhangashore7

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *déḱs
  2. 2 Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)wós
  3. 3 Wiktionary, Proto-Celtic *dexswos
  4. 4 Wiktionary, Old Irish dess
  5. 5 Wiktionary, Irish ainnis
  6. 6 Wiktionary, Irish ainniseoir
  7. 7 Wiktionary, English hangashore

Lineage

  1. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱ-Wiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *déḱs‘take, perceive’reconstructed
  2. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱosWiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *déḱs‘that which is proper’reconstructed
  3. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*déḱsWiktionary, Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)wós‘right (side)’reconstructed
  4. Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*deḱs(i)-wó-sWiktionary, Proto-Celtic *dexswos‘what is proper, right’reconstructed
  5. Proto-Celticc. 1300–800 BCE*dexswosWiktionary, Old Irish dess‘right’reconstructed
  6. Old Irishc. 600–900dessWiktionary, Irish ainnis‘right-hand’
  7. Old Irishc. 600–900aindeisWiktionary, Irish ainnis‘left’
  8. Irishc. 1200–presentainnisWiktionary, Irish ainniseoir‘miserable’
  9. Irishc. 1200–presentainniseoirWiktionary, English hangashoreas aindeiseoir‘a sickly person, a wretch’
  10. EnglishtodayhangashoreWiktionary, English hangashore

Linked words

through Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- ‘take, perceive’

doctor, document, decent, tail, dignity, doctrine, paradox, decor, disdain, dogma, indignation, dainty, fonda, docile, doctrinal, dodo, indignant, dox, dignitary, docent, deign, digne, 52 more

through Proto-Indo-European *déḱos ‘that which is proper’

decoration, decorate, 2 more

Today it means

noun A lazy person.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “hangashore”; the older steps come from the Wiktionary entries for Proto-Indo-European *déḱs, Proto-Indo-European *deḱs(i)wós, Proto-Celtic *dexswos, Old Irish dess, Irish ainnis, Irish ainniseoir. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *deḱ- / hangashore

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