Where does “aongheal” come from?

aongheal (Irish) comes from Irish geal, from Old Irish gel, from Proto-Celtic gelos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.

aongheal (Irish): all-bright

Definitions

  1. all-bright

Ancestry of “aongheal”, step by step

aongheal traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish geal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgealwhite, bright; white; bright
2Old Irishgelbright; clear; white
3Proto-Celticgelosshining, white
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰelh₃-to flourish; green, yellow

via Irish aon

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaonone; any; breast, chimney-piece
2Old Irishóenone
3Proto-Celticoinosone
4Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gelos →Every word from Old Irish gel →