Where does “gath” come from?

gath (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gath, from Proto-Celtic gaisos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey- — winter.

gath (Scottish Gaelic): arrow, dart; barb, thorn, sting; beam, ray

Definitions

  1. arrow, dart; barb, thorn, sting; beam, ray

Ancestry of “gath”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgathdart, spear, javelin; spear
2Proto-Celticgaisosspear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰays-pointed stick, spear; spear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰey-winter

Words derived from “gath

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰey-Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰays-Every word from Proto-Celtic gaisos