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Where does “enney” come from?

enney (Manx) comes from Old Irish aithgne, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

enney (Manx): knowledge, awareness, consciousness; recognition,...

Definitions

  1. knowledge, awareness, consciousness; recognition,...

Ancestry of “enney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaithgneverbal noun of ad·gnin; act of knowing,...
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “enney”

  • yn-enneydagh
  • neuenney
  • hene-enney
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