Where does “ceannramhar” come from?

ceannramhar (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.

ceannramhar (Irish): thick-headed

Definitions

  1. thick-headed

Ancestry of “ceannramhar”, step by step

ceannramhar 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 ramhar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishramharfat; thick
2Old Irishremorfat; stout; thick
3Proto-Celticremrosgreat, fat, thick
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →