Where does “ortagánacht” come from?

ortagánacht (Irish) comes from Irish ortagán, from Irish gan, from Old Irish cen, from Proto-Celtic kina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ortagánacht (Irish): orthogonality

Definitions

  1. orthogonality

Ancestry of “ortagánacht”, step by step

ortagánacht traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ortagán

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishortagánorthogon
2Irishganwithout; not
3Old Irishcenexcept; without
4Proto-Celtickinaon this side of
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankittputty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

via Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishachtdecree, enactment; compact; condition
2Middle Irishacht—
3Latināctusmade, done, having been done
4Latinagōto act, to behave
5Proto-Italicagōdrive; push, impel; do, act
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gū- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷet- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kweduz →