Where does “immaig” come from?

immaig (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish aigid, from Proto-Celtic ageti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

immaig (Old Irish): to drive around

Definitions

  1. to drive around

Ancestry of “immaig”, step by step

immaig traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish aigid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaigidto drive
2Proto-Celticagetito drive
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Old Irish i

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishiin; into; For quotations using this term, see...
2Proto-Celticeni—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanénin

via Old Irish mag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishmaga plain, field
2Proto-Celticmagosplain, field
3Proto-Indo-Europeanmeǵh₂-big, great; great; big, stour, great

Words derived from “immaig”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ageti →