Where does “cúngach” come from?
cúngach (Irish) comes from Irish cúng, from Old Irish cumung, from Proto-Celtic komangus, from Proto-Indo-European ḱóm, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
cúngach (Irish): narrowness
Definitions
- narrowness
Ancestry of “cúngach”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | cúng | narrow; narrow, narrow part |
| 2 | Old Irish | cumung | narrow, constricted, close, compressed,... |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | komangus | narrow |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱóm | beside, near, by, with |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |