Where does “keim” come from?

keim (Manx) comes from Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic kanxsman, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

keim (Manx): phase, step, degree, stage; degree

Definitions

  1. phase, step, degree, stage; degree

Ancestry of “keim”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcéimmverbal noun of cingid; step; rank
2Proto-Celtickanxsmanstep, act of stepping
3Proto-Celtickengetito step
4Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “keim”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kengeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic kanxsman →
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