Where does “cécht” come from?
cécht (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kanxtus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-tus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- — branch.
cécht (Old Irish): might
Ancestry of “cécht”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Celtic | kanxtus | plough, plough beam |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱank-tus | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱank- | branch |
Words derived from “cécht”