Where does “jeean” come from?

jeean (Manx) comes from Old Irish dían, from Celtic *deinos, from Proto-Indo-European deyh₁- — to hurtle, to chase.

jeean (Manx): earnest, keen, zealous, eager, diligent; intense,...

Definitions

  1. earnest, keen, zealous, eager, diligent; intense,...

Ancestry of “jeean”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdíanswift, rapid, sudden, hasty; impetuous, vehement,...
2Celtic*deinos—
3Proto-Indo-Europeandeyh₁-to hurtle, to chase

Words derived from “jeean”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deyh₁- →Every word from Celtic *deinos →Every word from Old Irish dían →