Where does “necht” come from?

necht (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic nextī, from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

necht (Old Irish): niece; clean, pure

Definitions

  1. niece; clean, pure

Ancestry of “necht”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticnextīniece
2Proto-Indo-Europeannéptih₂granddaughter; niece
3Proto-Indo-European-ih₂Feminizes athematic nominal stems
4Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

Words derived from “necht”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ih₂ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European néptih₂ →