Where does “oe” come from?

oe (Manx) comes from Old Irish áue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.

oe (Manx): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “oe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháuegrandson
2Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
3Proto-Celticawyos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather

Words derived from “oe”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos →Every word from Proto-Celtic awyos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ →