Where does “aitt” come from?

aitt (Manx) comes from Old Irish áitt, from Proto-Celtic yāntī, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

aitt (Manx): funny, queer, droll, quaint, curious

Definitions

  1. funny, queer, droll, quaint, curious

Ancestry of “aitt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháittplace, situation, position; dwelling, abode;...
2Proto-Celticyāntī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yāntī →Every word from Old Irish áitt →