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

Definitions

  1. might

Ancestry of “cécht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickanxtusplough, plough beam
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-tus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱank-branch

Words derived from “cécht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱank-tus →Every word from Proto-Celtic kanxtus →