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Where does “aigney” come from?

aigney (Manx) comes from Old Irish aicned, from Proto-Celtic atignitom, from Proto-Celtic gniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

aigney (Manx): accord, frame of mind; purpose; will, volition

Definitions

  1. accord, frame of mind; purpose; will, volition

Ancestry of “aigney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaicnedinherent quality, essence, nature; mind, spirit,...
2Proto-Celticatignitom—
3Proto-Celticgniyetito make; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “aigney”

  • co-aignaghys
  • ard-aigney
  • co-aigney
  • co-aignagh
  • ard-aignys
  • jeih-aigney
  • ard-aignagh
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