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Where does “gné” come from?

gné (Irish) comes from Old Irish gné, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gné (Irish): kind, species; form, appearance; aspect,...

Definitions

  1. kind, species; form, appearance; aspect,...

Ancestry of “gné”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgné—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gné”

  • mion-ghnéchlár
  • gnéchlár
  • aonghnéitheacht
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