Where does “àite” come from?

àite (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish áitt, from Proto-Celtic yāntī, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

àite (Scottish Gaelic): place, spot; part, region; situation

Definitions

  1. place, spot; part, region; situation

Ancestry of “àite”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisháittplace, situation, position; dwelling, abode;...
2Proto-Celticyāntī—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “àite”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yāntī →Every word from Old Irish áitt →