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Where does “ceantar” come from?

ceantar (Irish) comes from Old Irish cenntar, from Old Irish cen, from Proto-Celtic kina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

ceantar (Irish): district, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality,...

Definitions

  1. district, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality,...

Ancestry of “ceantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcenntar—
2Old Irishcenexcept; without
3Proto-Celtickinaon this side of
4Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
5Middle Englishkyt—
6Germankitt—
7Old High Germankuti—
8Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
9Proto-Germanickweduzresin
10Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
11Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “ceantar”

  • iarncheantar
  • focheantar
  • lárcheantar
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