Where does “ath-ghin” come from?

ath-ghin (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic gin, from Old Irish gainithir, from Proto-Celtic ganyetor, from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yétor, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ath-ghin (Scottish Gaelic): regenerate; renovate

Definitions

  1. regenerate; renovate

Ancestry of “ath-ghin”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic gin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicginbeget, produce, father; create, engender;...
2Old Irishgainithirto be born
3Proto-Celticganyetorto be born
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵn̥h₁yétorto be born, begotten
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

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 ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵn̥h₁yétorEvery word from Proto-Celtic ganyetor