Where does “áth” come from?

áth (Irish) comes from Old Irish áth, from Proto-Celtic yātus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

áth (Irish): ford; spawning bed; opening

Definitions

  1. ford; spawning bed; opening

Ancestry of “áth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
2Proto-Celticyātusford
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “áth”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yātus →Every word from Old Irish áth →