Where does “ceannbhuí” come from?

ceannbhuí (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.

ceannbhuí (Irish): yellow-headed, yellow-haired

Definitions

  1. yellow-headed, yellow-haired

Ancestry of “ceannbhuí”, step by step

ceannbhuí 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 buí

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishbuíyellow; sallow, jaundiced; tan
2Old Irishbuideyellow; yellowness; buttercup
3Proto-Celticbodiyā—
4Proto-Celticbodosgood will
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰed-to improve, make better
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →