Where does “neughooinney” come from?

neughooinney (Manx) comes from Manx dooinney, from Old Irish duine, from Proto-Celtic gdonyos, from Proto-Indo-European dʰǵʰm̥mō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm, from Proto-Indo-European -ōm, from Proto-Indo-European -mi.

neughooinney (Manx): nullity, nondescript person

Definitions

  1. nullity, nondescript person

Ancestry of “neughooinney”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Manxdooinneyhuman, person; man, fellow; husband
2Old Irishduineperson
3Proto-Celticgdonyosperson
4Proto-Indo-Europeandʰǵʰm̥mōearthling, human
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰéǵʰōmearth
6Proto-Indo-European-ōmemphatic suffix or postpositive particle
7Proto-Indo-European-mi—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -mi →Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ōm →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰéǵʰōm →