Where does “Aonghas” come from?

Aonghas (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish Aengus, from Old Irish Oíngus, from Proto-Celtic *Oinogustus.

Ancestry of “Aonghas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle IrishAengusThe Gaelic god of love, youth, and poetic inspiration, son of the Dagdae and Boann of the Túatha Dé Danann
2Old IrishOíngusAngus
3Proto-Celtic*Oinogustus

Words derived from “Aonghas

Every word from Proto-Celtic *OinogustusEvery word from Old Irish OíngusEvery word from Middle Irish Aengus