Where does “gormuaine” come from?

gormuaine (Irish) comes from Irish uaine, from Old Irish úaine, from Proto-Celtic *udniyos, from Indo-European *wed-.

gormuaine (Irish): blue-green

Definitions

  1. blue-green

Ancestry of “gormuaine”, step by step

gormuaine traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish uaine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishuainegreen; genitive singular of uain
2Old Irishúaine—
3Proto-Celtic*udniyos—
4Indo-European*wed-—

via Irish gorm

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishgormblue; black; azure
2Old Irishgormblue
3Proto-Celticgurmosdun, dark, blue
Every word from Indo-European *wed- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *udniyos →Every word from Old Irish úaine →
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