Where does “aa-” come from?

aa- (Manx) comes from Old Irish aith-, from Proto-Celtic ati-, from Proto-Indo-European éti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁é, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

aa- (Manx): re-, second; ex-, retired

Definitions

  1. re-, second; ex-, retired

Ancestry of “aa-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaith-re-; second, a further; ex-
2Proto-Celticati-re-, again, second, further
3Proto-Indo-Europeanétibeyond; over
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éand, then
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “aa-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁é →Every word from Proto-Indo-European éti →