Where does “spágach” come from?
spágach (Irish) comes from Irish ách, from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.
spágach (Irish): flat-footed, clumsy
Ancestry of “spágach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | ách | Alternative form of ach |
| 2 | Old Irish | acht | but; provided; inflection of aigid:
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| 3 | Proto-Celtic | extos | except, but |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | eǵʰs | out; from, out of |