Where does “ath-ruith” come from?

ath-ruith (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic ruith, from Old Irish reithid, from Proto-Celtic reteti, from Proto-Indo-European Hret- — to roll; wheel; to run, roll.

ath-ruith (Scottish Gaelic): rerun

Definitions

  1. rerun

Ancestry of “ath-ruith”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic ruith

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicruithrun; run, flow, stream, rush; chase, run after
2Old Irishreithidto run, to speed
3Proto-Celticretetito run
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanHret-to roll; wheel; to run, roll

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 Hret- →Every word from Proto-Celtic reteti →Every word from Old Irish reithid →