Where does “ním” come from?

ním (Irish) comes from Irish nigh, from Middle Irish nigid, from Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

ním (Irish): first-person singular present/imperative of nigh;...

Definitions

  1. first-person singular present/imperative of nigh;...

Ancestry of “ním”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Irishnighwash
2Middle Irishnigidhe washes
3Old Irishnigidto wash
4Proto-Celticnigyetito wash
5Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic nigyeti →Every word from Old Irish nigid →