listen, Irish coisteacht, listening, Early Irish coistim, Old Irish coitsea, auscultet: co-étsim, co and éisd, listen, q.v. O'R. gives the modern Irish cóisdeacht with o long, which would seem the most natural result from co-éisd.
Etymological dictionary of the Gaelic language.
Alexander Gairm Publications.
1982.