Where does “foaddan” come from?

foaddan (Manx) comes from Manx -an, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

foaddan (Manx): match

Definitions

  1. match

Ancestry of “foaddan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manx-anAlternative form of -ane
2Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
3Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
4Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Manx -an →