Where does “acht” come from?

acht (Irish) comes from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

acht (Irish): decree, enactment; compact; condition

Definitions

  1. decree, enactment; compact; condition

Ancestry of “acht”, step by step

acht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishacht—
2Latināctusmade, done, having been done
3Latinagōto act, to behave
4Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
2Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

Words derived from “acht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →