Where does “ath-dhèan” come from?

ath-dhèan (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-dhèan (Scottish Gaelic): redo

Definitions

  1. redo

Ancestry of “ath-dhèan”, step by step

ath-dhèan 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 dèan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicdèando; make
2Old Irish·dénai—
3Old Irishdo·gní—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic yātus →Every word from Old Irish áth →