Where does “neuarraneagh” come from?
neuarraneagh (Manx) comes from Manx arrane, from Middle Irish amrán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.
neuarraneagh (Manx): songless
Ancestry of “neuarraneagh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | arrane | song, lyric |
| 2 | Middle Irish | amrán | singing, song |
| 3 | Middle Irish | -án | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | -án | diminutive suffix |
| 5 | Primitive Irish | -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ | diminutive suffix |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | *-agnos | — |