Where does “gach” come from?

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

Ancestry of “gach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcácheveryone; For quotations using this term, see...
2Proto-Celtickʷākʷoseveryone, everybody
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₂-kʷo-

Words derived from “gach

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₂-kʷo-Every word from Proto-Celtic kʷākʷosEvery word from Old Irish cách