Where does “ginn” come from?
ginn (Irish) comes from Middle Irish gend, from Proto-Celtic gendis, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰed- — to defecate.
ginn (Irish): Synonym of ding
Ancestry of “ginn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle Irish | gend | wedge |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gendis | wedge |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰed- | to defecate |