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Where does “çhymney” come from?

çhymney (Manx) comes from Old Irish timne, from Old Irish do·immna — commits, entrusts, bequeaths, enjoins, commands.

çhymney (Manx): will, testament; bequeathing; verbal noun of...

Definitions

  1. will, testament; bequeathing; verbal noun of...

Ancestry of “çhymney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishtimnecommand, precept, will, testament
2Old Irishdo·immnacommits, entrusts, bequeaths, enjoins, commands

Words derived from “çhymney”

  • neuhymnoil
  • çhymnee
  • çhymneyder
  • neuhymnagh
  • neuhymnaght
  • çhymnagh
  • çhymnaght
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