Where does “ae” come from?

ae (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish óa, from Old Irish ó, from Proto-Celtic *au, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ew, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰe — Postpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact.

ae (Middle Irish): liver

Definitions

  1. liver

Ancestry of “ae”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishóaliver
2Old Irishófrom, of; by; since, after
3Proto-Celtic*auaway from
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewaway from, off; again
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanǵʰePostpositional intensifying particle: indeed, at any rate, in fact

Words derived from “ae”

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