Where does “gneeve” come from?

gneeve (English) comes from Irish gníomh, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gneeve (English): A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate

Definitions

  1. A twelfth part of a ploughland / carucate

Ancestry of “gneeve”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgníomhdoing, performing; working, exercising; work,...
2Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
3Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnīmus →Every word from Old Irish gním →
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