Where does “ard-aignagh” come from?
ard-aignagh (Manx) comes from Manx ard-aigney, from Manx aigney, from Old Irish aicned, from Proto-Celtic atignitom, from Proto-Celtic gniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.
ard-aignagh (Manx): high-minded, lofty
Ancestry of “ard-aignagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | ard-aigney | high-mindedness, imperiousness |
| 2 | Manx | aigney | accord, frame of mind; purpose; will, volition |
| 3 | Old Irish | aicned | inherent quality, essence, nature; mind, spirit,... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | atignitom | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | gniyeti | to make; to do |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |