Where does “ard-aignys” come from?

ard-aignys (Manx) comes 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-aignys (Manx): intentness

Definitions

  1. intentness

Ancestry of “ard-aignys”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxaigneyaccord, frame of mind; purpose; will, volition
2Old Irishaicnedinherent quality, essence, nature; mind, spirit,...
3Proto-Celticatignitom—
4Proto-Celticgniyetito make; to do
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gniyeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic atignitom →
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