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Where does “jeih-yannoo” come from?

jeih-yannoo (Manx) comes from Manx jannoo, from Old Irish dénum, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

jeih-yannoo (Manx): good deed

Definitions

  1. good deed

Ancestry of “jeih-yannoo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxjannooverbal noun of jean; doing; making
2Old Irishdénumverbal noun of do·gní; doing, performing,...
3Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
4Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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