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Where does “romhainn” come from?

romhainn (Irish) comes from Middle Irish [[romainn]], [[remainn]], [[remunn]], [[riun]], from Old Irish reunn.

romhainn (Irish): first-person plural of roimh: before us

Definitions

  1. first-person plural of roimh: before us

Ancestry of “romhainn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irish[[romainn]], [[remainn]], [[remunn]], [[riun]]—
2Old Irishreunn—

Words derived from “romhainn”

  • romhainne
Every word from Old Irish reunn →