Where does “cairned” come from?
cairned (English) comes from English cairn, from Scots cairn, from Scottish Gaelic carn, from Old Irish carn, from Proto-Celtic karnos, from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- — head, top; horn.
cairned (English): Possessed of a cairn
Ancestry of “cairned”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | cairn | A rounded or conical heap of stones erected by... |
| 2 | Scots | cairn | — |
| 3 | Scottish Gaelic | carn | heap of stones |
| 4 | Old Irish | carn | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | karnos | cairn; horn |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱerh₂- | head, top; horn |