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
Ancestry of “gormuaine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Irish | uaine | green; genitive singular of uain |
| 2 | Old Irish | úaine | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *udniyos | — |
| 4 | Indo-European | *wed- | — |