Where does “techt” come from?

techt (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic tixtā, from Proto-Celtic tēgeti, from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti, from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- — to go; to climb.

techt (Old Irish): verbal noun of téit; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of téit; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “techt”, step by step

techt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic tixtā

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtictixtāgoing
2Proto-Celtictēgetito go, to step
3Proto-Indo-Europeanstéygʰetito be walking; to be climbing
4Proto-Indo-Europeansteygʰ-to go; to climb

via Old Irish techtaid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtechtaidto have, to possess
2Proto-Celtic*texto-possessions
3Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

Words derived from “techt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European steygʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European stéygʰeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic tēgeti →