Where does “néarshnáithín” come from?

néarshnáithín (Irish) comes from Irish snáithín, from Irish snáithe, from Old Irish snáithe, from Old Irish snáth, from Proto-Celtic *snātos, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin (thread), to sew.

néarshnáithín (Irish): nerve fibre, axon

Definitions

  1. nerve fibre, axon

Ancestry of “néarshnáithín”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1IrishsnáithínDiminutive of snáithe; filament, fibre; stop
2Irishsnáithe(single) thread, strand
3Old Irishsnáithe(single) thread, strand
4Old Irishsnáththread
5Proto-Celtic*snātos—
6Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin (thread), to sew
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic *snātos →Every word from Old Irish snáth →