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Where does “timpeall” come from?

timpeall (Irish) comes from Old Irish timchell, from Old Irish do·imchella — go around, surround.

timpeall (Irish): round, circuit; roundabout; surrounding,...

Definitions

  1. round, circuit; roundabout; surrounding,...

Ancestry of “timpeall”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtimchell—
2Old Irishdo·imchellago around, surround

Words derived from “timpeall”

  • mórthimpeall
  • clostimpeallacht
  • timpeallacht
  • timpeallach
  • timpeallán
  • urthimpeall
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