Where does “cach” come from?

cach (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish cách, from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo-.

cach (Middle Irish): each, every

Definitions

  1. each, every

Ancestry of “cach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcácheveryone; For quotations using this term, see...
2Proto-Celtickʷākʷoseveryone, everybody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-kʷo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷos →Every word from Old Irish cách →