Where does “aashaght” come from?
aashaght (Manx) comes from Manx aash, from Old Irish ais, from Proto-Celtic *axsi-, from Proto-Celtic *axsilā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱs-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.
aashaght (Manx): easiness, simplicity; quietness
Definitions
- easiness, simplicity; quietness
Ancestry of “aashaght”, step by step
aashaght traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Manx aash
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | aash | ease, easement; break, rest |
| 2 | Old Irish | ais | back |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *axsi- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *axsilā | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱs- | axis, axle |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eǵ- | to drive |
via Manx aght
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Manx | aght | procedure, practice, skill; style, system, way;... |