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

Definitions

  1. Possessed of a cairn

Ancestry of “cairned”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcairnA rounded or conical heap of stones erected by...
2Scotscairn—
3Scottish Gaeliccarnheap of stones
4Old Irishcarn—
5Proto-Celtickarnoscairn; horn
6Proto-Indo-Europeanḱerh₂-head, top; horn
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Celtic karnos →Every word from Old Irish carn →
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