Where does “ár” come from?

ár (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ár (Old Irish): slaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction

Definitions

  1. slaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction

Ancestry of “ár”, step by step

ár traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic agros

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticagros—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Proto-Celtic anserom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticanserom—
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥serōm—
3Proto-Indo-Europeannes-to return home

via Proto-Celtic ɸare

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸarein front of
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂wes-to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night

Words derived from “ár”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro- →Every word from Proto-Celtic agros →