Where does “ceannghorm” come from?

ceannghorm (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.

ceannghorm (Irish): blue-headed

Definitions

  1. blue-headed

Ancestry of “ceannghorm”, step by step

ceannghorm 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 gorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgormblue; black; azure
2Old Irishgormblue
3Proto-Celticgurmosdun, dark, blue
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →