Where does “ócht” come from?

ócht (Irish) comes from Old Irish ócht, from Proto-Celtic oxtū, from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw, from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- — sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

ócht (Irish): virginity

Definitions

  1. virginity

Ancestry of “ócht”, step by step

ócht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ócht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old IrishóchtAlternative form of úacht
2Proto-Celticoxtūeight
3Proto-Indo-Europeanoḱtṓweight
4Proto-Indo-Europeanaḱ-sharp, pointed; sharp, pointed, edgy; sharp,...

via Old Irish ógacht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishógachtchastity, virginity
2Old Irishógpure, chaste, virginal; whole, entire, integral;...

Words derived from “ócht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European aḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European oḱtṓw →Every word from Proto-Celtic oxtū →