Where does “Aengus” come from?
Aengus (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish Oíngus, from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus.
Aengus (Middle Irish): The Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann
Definitions
- The Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann
Ancestry of “Aengus”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | Oíngus | Angus |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | *Oinogustus | — |