Where does “â” come from?

â (Welsh) comes from Proto-Celtic ageti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂éǵeti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- — to drive.

â (Welsh): with, by means of; as; third-person singular...

Definitions

  1. with, by means of; as; third-person singular...

Ancestry of “â”, step by step

â traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic ageti

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticagetito drive
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵetito be driving
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eǵ-to drive

via Welsh a

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshafirst-person singular future of mynd; and; that,...
2Old Welshac—
3Proto-Brythonic(h)a—

Words derived from “â”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eǵ- →