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Where does “Imogine” come from?

Imogine (English) comes from English Imogen, from English Innogen, from Scottish Gaelic inghean, from Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

Ancestry of “Imogine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishImogen—
2EnglishInnogen—
3Scottish Gaelicingheangirl, maiden; daughter
4Old Irishingendaughter; maiden, virgin, young woman; nail
5Primitive Irishᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐdaughter
6Proto-Celticenigenādaughter
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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