Where does “niee” come from?

niee (Manx) comes from Middle Irish nigid, from Old Irish nigid, from Proto-Celtic nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

niee (Manx): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “niee”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishnigidhe washes
2Old Irishnigidto wash
3Proto-Celticnigyetito wash
4Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic nigyeti →Every word from Old Irish nigid →
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