Where does “beinn” come from?

beinn (Manx) comes from Old Irish benn, from Proto-Celtic bandā, from Proto-Indo-European bn̥dʰéh₂, from Proto-Indo-European bendʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

beinn (Manx): mountain; ben; summit, pinnacle, apex

Definitions

  1. mountain; ben; summit, pinnacle, apex

Ancestry of “beinn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbennpeak; pinnacle; mountain
2Proto-Celticbandātop, peak; horn
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbn̥dʰéh₂—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbendʰ-pin, point
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “beinn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bendʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European bn̥dʰéh₂ →