Eigh etymology

Scottish Gaelic

Scottish Gaelic word eigh comes from Proto-Indo-European *yeǵ-, and later Proto-Celtic *yegis (Ice.)

Etymology of eigh

Detailed word origin of eigh

Dictionary entry Language Definition
*yeǵ- Proto-Indo-European (ine)
*yegis Proto-Celtic (cel-pro) Ice.
aig Old Irish (sga) Ice.
eigh Scottish Gaelic (gla) Ice.