Where does “ath-thagh” come from?

ath-thagh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic tagh, from Middle Irish togaid, from Old Irish do·goa, from Proto-Celtic toguseti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵews- — to taste, try.

ath-thagh (Scottish Gaelic): re-elect; reselect

Definitions

  1. re-elect; reselect

Ancestry of “ath-thagh”, step by step

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

via Scottish Gaelic tagh

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelictaghchoose, select; vote, elect
2Middle Irishtogaid—
3Old Irishdo·goato choose, select
4Proto-Celtictoguseti—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵews-to taste, try

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 ǵews- →Every word from Proto-Celtic toguseti →Every word from Old Irish do·goa →