Where does “argaib” come from?
argaib (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish air-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare-, from Proto-Celtic ɸare, from Proto-Indo-European h₂wes- — to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night.
argaib (Old Irish): to seize, to capture
Ancestry of “argaib”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | air- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | ɸare- | for-, fore- |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ɸare | in front of |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂wes- | to dwell, live, reside; to stay, spend the night |