Where does “Ennis” come from?

Ennis derives from Irish inis, from Old Irish inis meaning "island," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European steh₂- meaning "to stand" and ne, referring to land that stands in water.

Ennis (English): Irish grid ref R 3377

Definitions

Irish grid ref R 3377

Ancestry of “Ennis”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Irish	inis	island; tell, relate
2	Middle Irish	indisid	tells, recounts, mentions, describes
3	Old Irish	indisin	—
4	Old Irish	in·fét	—
5	Proto-Celtic	*weideti	to tell, relate
6	Proto-Indo-European	weyd-	to see

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *weideti →Every word from Old Irish in·fét →