Where does “óenach” come from?

óenach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish aigid, from Proto-Celtic ageti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

óenach (Old Irish): injury, wound; reunion; popular assembly or...

Definitions

  1. injury, wound; reunion; popular assembly or...

Ancestry of “óenach”, step by step

óenach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish aigid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaigidto drive
2Proto-Celticagetito drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Irish óen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishóenone
2Proto-Celticoinosone
3Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

Words derived from “óenach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ageti →