Where does “ceannbheart” come from?

ceannbheart (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.

ceannbheart (Irish): headgear; helmet, headdress

Definitions

  1. headgear; helmet, headdress

Ancestry of “ceannbheart”, step by step

ceannbheart 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 beart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbeartbundle; parcel; lot
2EnglishberthA fixed bunk for sleeping; Room for maneuvering...
3Icelandicbyrðiburden, load; board; side, surface
4Old Norsebyrðr—
5Proto-Germanicburþį̄burden
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰēr-shiny, light brown
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →