Where does “cenn” come from?
cenn (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
cenn (Middle Irish): head; end
Definitions
- head; end
Ancestry of “cenn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | white-headed, white-faced |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |