Where does “acrainm” come from?

acrainm (Irish) comes from Irish ainm, from Old Irish ainmm, from Primitive Irish ᚐᚅᚋ, from Proto-Celtic anman, from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥, from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- — to name.

acrainm (Irish): acronym

Definitions

  1. acronym

Ancestry of “acrainm”, step by step

acrainm traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ainm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishainmname; reputation; noun
2Old Irishainmmname; reputation, repute, renown; noun
3Primitive Irishᚐᚅᚋname
4Proto-Celticanmanname
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁nómn̥name
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃neh₃-to name

via Irish acra

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishacraacre; tool, implement; service, convenience
2Middle Englishakerfield; acre
3Old Englishæcera field; a measure of land, originally the amount...
4Proto-Germanic*akr—
5Proto-Germanicakrazfield, open land
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂éǵrosfield, pasturage
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃neh₃- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁nómn̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic anman →