Where does “ach” come from?

ach (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish acht, from Proto-Celtic extos, from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs — out; from, out of.

ach (Scottish Gaelic): but; except, only; so that

Definitions

  1. but; except, only; so that

Ancestry of “ach”, step by step

ach traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish acht

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishachtbut; provided; inflection of aigid: ##...
2Proto-Celticextosexcept, but
3Proto-Indo-Europeaneǵʰsout; from, out of

via Scottish Gaelic feuch

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicfeuchtry, attempt; try out, test, check, see
2Middle Irishféchaid—
3Old Irishdo·éccai—

Words derived from “ach”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European eǵʰs →Every word from Proto-Celtic extos →Every word from Old Irish acht →