Where does “gearrchloigneach” come from?

gearrchloigneach (Irish) comes from Irish cloigeann, from Old Irish cloicenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

gearrchloigneach (Irish): short-headed

Definitions

  1. short-headed

Ancestry of “gearrchloigneach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishcloigeannskull; head
2Old Irishcloicennskull
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →