Where does “oe” come from?

oe (Scots) comes from Scottish Gaelic ogha, from Old Irish áue, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ, from Proto-Celtic awyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos — grandfather.

oe (Scots): grandchild

Definitions

  1. grandchild

Ancestry of “oe”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicoghagrandchild; nephew
2Old Irisháuegrandson
3Primitive Irishᚐᚃᚔdescendant
4Proto-Celticawyos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂ewh₂yosgrandfather
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂ewh₂yos →Every word from Proto-Celtic awyos →Every word from Primitive Irish ᚐᚃᚔ →