Where does “ard-cheimaght” come from?
ard-cheimaght (Manx) comes from Manx keim, from Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic kanxsman, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
ard-cheimaght (Manx): headship
Ancestry of “ard-cheimaght”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | keim | phase, step, degree, stage; degree |
| 2 | Old Irish | céimm | verbal noun of cingid; step; rank |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kanxsman | step, act of stepping |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | kengeti | to step |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |