Where does “Aonghas” come from?

Aonghas (Irish) comes from Middle Irish Aengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus.

Ancestry of “Aonghas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle IrishAengusThe Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann
2Old IrishOíngusAngus
3Proto-Celtic*Oinogustus—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus →Every word from Old Irish Oíngus →Every word from Middle Irish Aengus →