Where does “aue” come from?
aue (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.
Ancestry of “aue”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Primitive Irish | ᚐᚃᚔ | descendant |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | awyos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ewh₂yos | grandfather |