Where does “éigean” come from?

éigean (Irish) comes from Old Irish éicen, from Proto-Celtic ankenā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

éigean (Irish): force, violence; necessity, compulsion; strait,...

Definitions

  1. force, violence; necessity, compulsion; strait,...

Ancestry of “éigean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishéicenforce, necessity
2Proto-Celticankenāforce, necessity
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “éigean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic ankenā →Every word from Old Irish éicen →