Where does “ail-” come from?

ail- (Welsh) comes from Welsh ail, from Middle Welsh eil, from Proto-Brythonic ėl, from Proto-Celtic alyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂élyos, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- — to grow, nourish.

ail- (Welsh): again, re-

Definitions

  1. again, re-

Ancestry of “ail-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Welshailsecond
2Middle Welsheil—
3Proto-BrythonicėlAPI; second, other
4Proto-Celticalyosother, second
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂élyosother, another
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-to grow, nourish

Words derived from “ail-”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂él- →