theagamh

mayhap, perhaps, Old Irish tecmaing, accidit, tecmang, eventus, do-é-cm-aingim, accido, for *to-ex-com-ang, root ang, near, as in cumhang, q.v. Meyer takes Old Irish ecmaing from ad-com-bangim, bang root of buain. It has also been referred to root mang, mag, English may, etc.