Where does “denaghans” come from?

denaghans (Cornish) comes from Cornish denagha, from Cornish de — yesterday.

denaghans (Cornish): abnegation of responsibility

Definitions

  1. abnegation of responsibility

Ancestry of “denaghans”, step by step

denaghans traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Cornish denagha

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishdenaghato withdraw, retract
2Cornishdeyesterday

via Cornish ans

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Cornishans—
Every word from Cornish de →
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