Where does “ard-vollaght” come from?

ard-vollaght (Manx) comes from Manx ard, from Old Irish ard, from Proto-Celtic ardwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰwós, from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European -wós — Creates adjectives from verb stems.

ard-vollaght (Manx): blasphemy, malediction, execration

Definitions

  1. blasphemy, malediction, execration

Ancestry of “ard-vollaght”, step by step

ard-vollaght traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Manx ard

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxardhigh; tall; height, high place
2Old Irishardhigh; height
3Proto-Celticardwoshigh
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰwós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃erdʰ-to increase, grow; upright, high
6Proto-Indo-European-wósCreates adjectives from verb stems

via Manx mollaght

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxmollaght—

Words derived from “ard-vollaght”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃erdʰwós →