Where does “Maolcheann” come from?

Maolcheann (Irish) comes from Irish ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

Maolcheann (Irish): Roundhead

Definitions

  1. Roundhead

Ancestry of “Maolcheann”, step by step

Maolcheann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceannhead; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Irish maol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishmaolbald; bare; unprotected
2Old IrishMáelbald, bare, shaved, shorn, tonsured
3Proto-Celticmailosbald; bare
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →