Where does “aischéimnigh” come from?

aischéimnigh (Irish) comes from Irish aischéim, from Irish ais-, from Irish áis, from Old Irish ais, from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

aischéimnigh (Irish): step back; regress

Definitions

  1. step back; regress

Ancestry of “aischéimnigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaischéimbackward step
2Irishais-re-, back
3Irisháisconvenience
4Old Irishaisback
5Proto-Celtic*axsi-—
6Proto-Celtic*axsilā—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “aischéimnigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Irish ais- →