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Where does “aimser” come from?

aimser (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic amsterā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mh₁-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

aimser (Old Irish): point in time; period of time, season; age, epoch

Definitions

  1. point in time; period of time, season; age, epoch

Ancestry of “aimser”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticamsterātime, moment
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mh₁-eh₂—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “aimser”

  • ceannaimsir
  • mí-aimseartha
  • aimseartha
  • mí-aimsearthacht
  • gearraimsir
  • anaimsir
  • nua-aimseartha
  • nua-aimsearthacht
  • aimsir
  • aimsire
  • aimsir
  • co-aimsireil
  • breck-emshir
  • co-emshiragh
  • emshir
  • co-emshiraght
  • neuemshiragh
  • mee-emshiragh
  • mee-emshiraght
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