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Where does “alt” come from?

alt (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic altos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

alt (Old Irish): third-person singular preterite active conjunct...

Definitions

  1. third-person singular preterite active conjunct...

Ancestry of “alt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticaltosheight, cliff
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “alt”

  • altadh
  • fo-alt
  • alt
  • altach
  • ailtín
  • alta
  • déadalt
  • crosalt
  • alltan
  • allt
  • alt
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