Where does “ceannaimsir” come from?

ceannaimsir (Irish) comes from Irish ceann, 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.

ceannaimsir (Irish): set time, term, period

Definitions

  1. set time, term, period

Ancestry of “ceannaimsir”, step by step

ceannaimsir traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceannhead; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Irish aimsir

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishaimsirweather; time; time of year, season
2Old Irishaimserpoint in time; period of time, season; age, epoch
3Proto-Celticamsterātime, moment
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂mh₁-eh₂—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂meh₁-to mow, reap
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →