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Where does “iarncheantar” come from?

iarncheantar (Irish) comes from Irish ceantar, from Old Irish cenntar, from Old Irish cen, from Proto-Celtic kina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

iarncheantar (Irish): iron ore field

Definitions

  1. iron ore field

Ancestry of “iarncheantar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceantardistrict, area, neighbourhood, sector, locality,...
2Old Irishcenntar—
3Old Irishcenexcept; without
4Proto-Celtickinaon this side of
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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