Where does “cimigh” come from?

cimigh (Irish) comes from Irish cime, from Middle Irish [[cimme]], [[cimmid]], from Old Irish cimbid — prisoner, captive; victim; For quotations using...

cimigh (Irish): to commit (to prison); make captive

Definitions

  1. to commit (to prison); make captive

Ancestry of “cimigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcimecaptive, prisoner
2Middle Irish[[cimme]], [[cimmid]]—
3Old Irishcimbidprisoner, captive; victim; For quotations using...
Every word from Old Irish cimbid →Every word from Middle Irish [[cimme]], [[cimmid]] →Every word from Irish cime →