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

  1. slaying, slaughter, murder

Ancestry of “écht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticanxtuslaughter
2Proto-Indo-Europeann̥ḱtu—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanneḱ-to perish, disappear

Words derived from “écht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European n̥ḱtu →Every word from Proto-Celtic anxtu →