Where does “ech” come from?

ech (Old Irish) comes from Primitive Irish ᚓᚊᚐᚄ, from Proto-Celtic ekʷos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos, from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- — swift.

ech (Old Irish): horse

Definitions

  1. horse

Ancestry of “ech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Primitive Irishᚓᚊᚐᚄhorse
2Proto-Celticekʷoshorse
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁éḱwosstallion, horse
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁oh₁ḱu-swift

Words derived from “ech”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁oh₁ḱu- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁éḱwos →Every word from Proto-Celtic ekʷos →