Where does “erenagh” come from?
erenagh (English) comes from Old Irish airchinnech, from Old Irish airchenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
erenagh (English): The head of a clan occupying church lands under a...
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- The head of a clan occupying church lands under a...
Ancestry of “erenagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | airchinnech | head, leader, superior |
| 2 | Old Irish | airchenn | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | white-headed, white-faced |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |