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Where does “ágh” come from?

ágh (Irish) comes from Old Irish ág, from Proto-Celtic agos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ágh (Irish): battle, contest; prowess, valour; danger, peril;...

Definitions

  1. battle, contest; prowess, valour; danger, peril;...

Ancestry of “ágh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishágfight, battle, contest
2Proto-Celticagoscow
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ágh”

  • ághmhar
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