Where does “cúinne” come from?
cúinne (Irish) comes from Old French coigne, from Latin cuneus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂ḱū, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
cúinne (Irish): angle corner where two walls intersect, corner space in the angle between converging lines or walls, nook small corner formed by two walls
Definitions
- angle corner where two walls intersect, corner space in the angle between converging lines or walls, nook small corner formed by two walls