Where does “bréag-heicseagánach” come from?
bréag-heicseagánach (Irish) comes from Irish heicseagánach, from Irish heicseagán, from Irish gan, from Old Irish cen, from Proto-Celtic kina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
bréag-heicseagánach (Irish): pseudohexagonal
Definitions
- pseudohexagonal
Ancestry of “bréag-heicseagánach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | heicseagánach | hexagonal |
| 2 | Irish | heicseagán | hexagon |
| 3 | Irish | gan | without; not |
| 4 | Old Irish | cen | except; without |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | kina | on this side of |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |