Where does “nuacht” come from?

nuacht (Irish) comes from Irish acht, from Middle Irish acht, from Latin āctus, from Latin agō, from Proto-Italic agō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

nuacht (Irish): news; freshness, novelty

Definitions

news; freshness, novelty

Ancestry of “nuacht”, step by step

nuacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish acht

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	acht	decree, enactment; compact; condition
2	Middle Irish	acht	—
3	Latin	āctus	made, done, having been done
4	Latin	agō	to act, to behave
5	Proto-Italic	agō	drive; push, impel; do, act
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂éǵeti	to be driving
7	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eǵ-	to drive

via Irish nua

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	nua	new; fresh, recent, novel; newness; new thing
2	Middle Irish	núa	new
3	Old Irish	nuae	new
4	Proto-Celtic	*nowiyos	new
5	Proto-Indo-European	néwyos	Alternative form of *néwos; new
6	Proto-Indo-European	néwos	new
7	Proto-Indo-European	new-	new; to nod, assent to

Words derived from “nuacht”

nuachtán

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Italic agō →