Where does “ar éicin” come from?

ar éicin (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ár, from Proto-Celtic agros, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵro-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

ar éicin (Old Irish): under compulsion, by force

Definitions

  1. under compulsion, by force

Ancestry of “ar éicin”, step by step

ar éicin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish ár

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishárslaughter, carnage; defeat, destruction
2Proto-Celticagros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵro-hunt
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Irish éicen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishéicenforce, necessity
2Proto-Celticankenāforce, necessity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain
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