Where does “mírcheann” come from?

mírcheann (Irish) comes from Irish ceann, from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

mírcheann (Irish): heading

Definitions

  1. heading

Ancestry of “mírcheann”, step by step

mírcheann traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Irish ceann

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishceannhead; head of cabbage, capitulum; end, extremity
2Middle Irishcennhead; end
3Old Irishcennhead; end
4Proto-CelticKʷennowindoswhite-headed, white-faced
5Proto-Celticwindoswhite
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

via Irish mír

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishmírA bit, portion; A morsel; particle
2Old Irishmírmorsel, piece of meat
3Proto-Celticmīrospiece of meat
4Proto-Indo-Europeanmḗmsrom—

Words derived from “mírcheann”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyd- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European windo- →Every word from Proto-Celtic windos →