Where does “each” come from?
each (Irish) comes from Old Irish ech, from Primitive Irish ᚓᚊᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.
each (Irish): horse
Ancestry of “each”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | ech | horse |
| 2 | Primitive Irish | ᚓᚊᚐᚄ | horse |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ekʷos | horse |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁éḱwos | stallion, horse |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁oh₁ḱu- | swift |
Words derived from “each”