Where does “éignigh” come from?
éignigh (Irish) comes from Irish éigean, from Old Irish éicen, from Proto-Celtic ankenā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.
éignigh (Irish): to force; to violate; to rape
Definitions
- to force; to violate; to rape
Ancestry of “éignigh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | éigean | force, violence; necessity, compulsion; strait,... |
| 2 | Old Irish | éicen | force, necessity |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | ankenā | force, necessity |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂neḱ- | to reach, to attain |
Words derived from “éignigh”