Where does “aimsir” come from?

aimsir (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aimser, from Proto-Celtic amsterā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂mh₁-eh₂, from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- — to mow, reap.

aimsir (Scottish Gaelic): time, epoch, season; weather, climate

Definitions

  1. time, epoch, season; weather, climate

Ancestry of “aimsir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaimserpoint in time; period of time, season; age, epoch
2Proto-Celticamsterātime, moment
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mh₁-eh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap

Words derived from “aimsir”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂meh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂mh₁-eh₂ →Every word from Proto-Celtic amsterā →
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