Where does “nigheann” come from?

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

nigheann (Irish): Obsolete spelling of níonn

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of níonn

Ancestry of “nigheann”, 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 →