Where does “ath-agairt” come from?

ath-agairt (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ath, from Old Irish áth, from Proto-Celtic yātus, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

ath-agairt (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of ath-agair; appeal

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of ath-agair; appeal

Ancestry of “ath-agairt”, step by step

ath-agairt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Scottish Gaelic ath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicathnext
2Old Irisháthford; open space or hollow between two objects
3Proto-Celticyātusford
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

via Scottish Gaelic agairt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish GaelicagairtVerbal noun of agair; claim; pleading
2Old Irishad·gairsues, prosecutes, impleads, accuses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yātus →Every word from Old Irish áth →