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Where does “neuennaghtagh” come from?

neuennaghtagh (Manx) comes from Manx neu-, from Middle Irish nem-, from Old Irish neb-.

neuennaghtagh (Manx): insensitive, unfeeling, stonyhearted, insensible

Definitions

  1. insensitive, unfeeling, stonyhearted, insensible

Ancestry of “neuennaghtagh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxneu-un-, non-, dis-
2Middle Irishnem-not, non-, un-
3Old Irishneb-—
Every word from Old Irish neb- →