Where does “eagnaigh” come from?

eagnaigh (Irish) comes from Irish eagna, from Old Irish ecnae, from Proto-Celtic gniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

eagnaigh (Irish): to grow wise, understand

Definitions

  1. to grow wise, understand

Ancestry of “eagnaigh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irisheagnawisdom, intelligence
2Old Irishecnaewisdom, knowledge
3Proto-Celticgniyetito make; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “eagnaigh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gniyeti →Every word from Old Irish ecnae →