Where does “gabh” come from?

gabh (Irish) comes from Old Irish gaibid, from Proto-Celtic gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

gabh (Irish): take; go; come

Definitions

  1. take; go; come

Ancestry of “gabh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgaibidto hold, to grasp; to take, to seize, to capture;...
2Proto-Celticgabyetitake, hold; to take, hold
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

Words derived from “gabh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabyeti →Every word from Old Irish gaibid →