Where does “ard-wannalagh” come from?
ard-wannalagh (Manx) comes from Manx mwannal, from Old Irish muinél, from Proto-Celtic *moniklos, from Proto-Celtic monis, from English money, from Middle English moneye, from Old French moneie, from Latin Monēta — to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,...
ard-wannalagh (Manx): stuck up, haughty, superior; stubborn
Definitions
- stuck up, haughty, superior; stubborn
Ancestry of “ard-wannalagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Manx | mwannal | neck; fingerboard; collar |
| 2 | Old Irish | muinél | neck; neck, narrow part |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | *moniklos | — |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | monis | protection, patronage |
| 5 | English | money | A legally or socially binding conceptual contract... |
| 6 | Middle English | moneye | Alternative form of money |
| 7 | Old French | moneie | Alternative form of monoie; money |
| 8 | Latin | Monēta | — |
| 9 | Latin | moneō | — |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | moneō | to remind, to warn |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | monéyeti | — |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | men- | to think, mind; spiritual activity; to stay,... |