Where does “aghaidh-dhána” come from?

aghaidh-dhána (Irish) comes from Irish aghaidh, from Old Irish agad, from Old Irish aigid, from Proto-Celtic ageti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aghaidh-dhána (Irish): bold-faced, brazen-browed

Definitions

  1. bold-faced, brazen-browed

Ancestry of “aghaidh-dhána”, step by step

aghaidh-dhána traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish aghaidh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaghaidhface; front, aspect; dial
2Old Irishagadface; honour; surface
3Old Irishaigidto drive
4Proto-Celticagetito drive
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Middle Irish dána

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishdánaused to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore
2Old Irishdánaebold, courageous, brave
3Old Irishdángift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in...
4Proto-Celticdānusgift
5Proto-Indo-Europeandéh₃nomgift
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₃-to give
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵetiEvery word from Proto-Celtic ageti