Where does “at” come from?

at (Welsh) comes from Middle Welsh at, from Old Welsh ad, from Proto-Celtic ad, from Proto-Celtic *tāyeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

at (Welsh): to, towards; for; at

Definitions

  1. to, towards; for; at

Ancestry of “at”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Welshatto, towards
2Old Welshad—
3Proto-Celticadto
4Proto-Celtic*tāyetito stand
5Proto-Indo-European*steh₂-—

Words derived from “at”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *tāyeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic ad →