Where does “ceanndána” come from?
ceanndána (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.
ceanndána (Irish): headstrong, stubborn, obstinate
Definitions
- headstrong, stubborn, obstinate
Ancestry of “ceanndána”, step by step
ceanndána traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Irish ceann
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | white-headed, white-faced |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |
via Middle Irish dána
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle Irish | dána | used to indicate that a clause contains an inference from what goes before: then, therefore |
| 2 | Old Irish | dánae | bold, courageous, brave |
| 3 | Old Irish | dán | gift, bestowal, endowment, present; skill in... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | dānus | gift |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | déh₃nom | gift |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₃- | to give |