Where does “gá” come from?

gá (Irish) comes from Old Irish gath, from Proto-Celtic gaisos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

gá (Irish): need, requirement

Definitions

  1. need, requirement

Ancestry of “gá”, step by step

gá traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish gath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgathdart, spear, javelin; spear
2Proto-Celticgaisosspear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

via Middle Irish gád

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishgáddanger, need

Words derived from “gá”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gaisos →