Where does “keimnee” come from?

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

keimnee (Manx): to perambulate, tread; to calibrate

Definitions

  1. to perambulate, tread; to calibrate

Ancestry of “keimnee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxkeimphase, step, degree, stage; degree
2Old Irishcéimmverbal noun of cingid; step; rank
3Proto-Celtickanxsmanstep, act of stepping
4Proto-Celtickengetito step
5Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “keimnee”

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