Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “ág” come from?

ág (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic agos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ág (Old Irish): fight, battle, contest

Definitions

  1. fight, battle, contest

Ancestry of “ág”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticagoscow
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

Words derived from “ág”

  • ágh
  • ághmhar
  • àigh
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