Where does “ceannann” come from?

ceannann (Irish) comes from Old Irish cenann, from Old Irish find, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ceannann (Irish): having a white face, having a blaze on the...

Definitions

  1. having a white face, having a blaze on the...

Ancestry of “ceannann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcenann—
2Old Irishfindwhite
3Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →