Where does “at” come from?

at (Middle Welsh) comes from Old Welsh ad, from Proto-Celtic ad, from Proto-Celtic *tāyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

at (Middle Welsh): to, towards

Definitions

  1. to, towards

Ancestry of “at”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Welshad—
2Proto-Celticadto
3Proto-Celtic*tāyetito stand
4Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “at”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *tāyeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ad →