Where does “airchinneach” come from?

airchinneach (Irish) comes from Old Irish airchinnech, from Old Irish airchenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

airchinneach (Irish): hereditary steward of church lands

Definitions

  1. hereditary steward of church lands

Ancestry of “airchinneach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishairchinnechhead, leader, superior
2Old Irishairchenn—
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →