Where does “aigne” come from?

aigne (Irish) comes from Old Irish aicned, from Proto-Celtic atignitom, from Proto-Celtic gniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

aigne (Irish): nature, character; mind, disposition; spirit,...

Definitions

  1. nature, character; mind, disposition; spirit,...

Ancestry of “aigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaicnedinherent quality, essence, nature; mind, spirit,...
2Proto-Celticatignitom
3Proto-Celticgniyetito make; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “aigne

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-Every word from Proto-Celtic gniyetiEvery word from Proto-Celtic atignitom