Where does “ceannliath” come from?

ceannliath (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.

ceannliath (Irish): grey-headed, grey-haired

Definitions

  1. grey-headed, grey-haired

Ancestry of “ceannliath”, step by step

ceannliath 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 liath

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishliathgrey; light blue; grey-haired
2Old Irishlíathgrey; grey-haired; old man, veteran
3Proto-Celtic*ɸleitosgrey
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpelh-pale, gray
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →