Where does “gníomh” come from?

gníomh (Irish) comes from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gníomh (Irish): doing, performing; working, exercising; work,...

Definitions

  1. doing, performing; working, exercising; work,...

Ancestry of “gníomh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
2Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gníomh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnīmus →Every word from Old Irish gním →