Where does “ath-ghabh” come from?

ath-ghabh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gabh, from Old Irish gaibid, from Proto-Celtic gabyeti, from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- — to grab, take.

ath-ghabh (Scottish Gaelic): retake

Definitions

  1. retake

Ancestry of “ath-ghabh”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic gabh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicgabhtake, accept, receive, have; contain, hold; sing,...
2Old Irishgaibidto hold, to grasp; to take, to seize, to capture;...
3Proto-Celticgabyetitake, hold; to take, hold
4Proto-Indo-Europeangʰeh₁bʰ-to grab, take

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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʰeh₁bʰ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gabyeti →Every word from Old Irish gaibid →