Where does “eachtra” come from?

eachtra (Irish) comes from Old Irish echtra, from Old Irish echtar, from Proto-Celtic *exteros, from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs — out.

eachtra (Irish): episode, incident, affair, proceeding, event;...

Definitions

  1. episode, incident, affair, proceeding, event;...

Ancestry of “eachtra”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishechtra—
2Old Irishechtarwithout, outside
3Proto-Celtic*exterosoutside
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁eǵʰsout

Words derived from “eachtra”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic *exteros →Every word from Old Irish echtar →