Where does “écht” come from?
écht (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic anxtu, from Proto-Indo-European n̥ḱtu, from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- — to perish, disappear.
écht (Old Irish): slaying, slaughter, murder
Definitions
- slaying, slaughter, murder
Ancestry of “écht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | anxtu | slaughter |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | n̥ḱtu | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | neḱ- | to perish, disappear |
Words derived from “écht”