Where does “ceann” come from?

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

ceann (Irish): head; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity

Definitions

  1. head; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity

Ancestry of “ceann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcennhead; end
2Old Irishcennhead; end
3Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ceann

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd-
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