Where does “cinn” come from?

cinn (Irish) comes from Old Irish cingid, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

cinn (Irish): step; fix, determine, decree, decide; inflection...

Definitions

  1. step; fix, determine, decree, decide; inflection...

Ancestry of “cinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcingidto step, proceed, go
2Proto-Celtickengetito step
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “cinn

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ-Every word from Proto-Celtic kengetiEvery word from Old Irish cingid