Where does “aisghabháil” come from?

aisghabháil (Irish) comes 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.

aisghabháil (Irish): verbal noun of aisghabh; recovery; retrogression

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of aisghabh; recovery; retrogression

Ancestry of “aisghabháil”, step by step

aisghabháil traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish áis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisháisconvenience
2Old Irishaisback
3Proto-Celtic*axsi-—
4Proto-Celtic*axsilā—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱs-axis, axle
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Irish gabháil

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgabháilverbal noun of gabh; catch, seizure, capture;...
2Old Irishgabáltaking; verbal noun of gaibid
3Proto-Celticgabaglātaking
4Proto-Celticgabyetitake, hold; to take, hold
5Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *axsilā →