Where does “ceannairgead” come from?
ceannairgead (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.
ceannairgead (Irish): head-money, poll-tax
Ancestry of “ceannairgead”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Irish | ceann | head; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity |
| 2 | Middle Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 3 | Old Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |