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

Definitions

  1. headship

Ancestry of “ard-cheimaght”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxkeimphase, step, degree, stage; degree
2Old Irishcéimmverbal noun of cingid; step; rank
3Proto-Celtickanxsmanstep, act of stepping
4Proto-Celtickengetito step
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kengeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic kanxsman →
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