Where does “gníomhach” come from?

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

gníomhach (Irish): active; acting

Definitions

  1. active; acting

Ancestry of “gníomhach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgnímachactive, busy
2Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
3Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gníomhach”

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