Where does “yn-insh” come from?
yn-insh (Manx) comes from Manx insh, from Middle Irish indisid, from Old Irish indisin, from Old Irish in·fét, from Proto-Celtic *weideti, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
yn-insh (Manx): communicable
Ancestry of “yn-insh”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Manx | insh | island; declare, communicate, divulge, report,... |
| 2 | Middle Irish | indisid | tells, recounts, mentions, describes |
| 3 | Old Irish | indisin | — |
| 4 | Old Irish | in·fét | — |
| 5 | Proto-Celtic | *weideti | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |