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Where does “ét” come from?

ét (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic yantus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ét (Old Irish): jealousy; envy, emulation; enthusiasm, zeal;...

Definitions

  1. jealousy; envy, emulation; enthusiasm, zeal;...

Ancestry of “ét”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticyantusjealousy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “ét”

  • éad
  • éadmhar
  • eudail
  • eud
  • eudmhor
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