Where does “ae” come from?

ae (Irish) comes from Middle Irish áe, from Old Irish óa, from Old Irish ó, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ae (Irish): liver; Alternative form of aoi

Definitions

  1. liver; Alternative form of aoi

Ancestry of “ae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irisháeliver
2Old Irishóaliver
3Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
4Proto-Celtic*auaway from
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “ae”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew →Every word from Proto-Celtic *au →