Where does “gonaid” come from?
gonaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish gonaid, from Proto-Celtic gʷaneti, from Proto-Indo-European gʷʰen-, from Proto-Indo-European bʰon-.
Ancestry of “gonaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | gonaid | to wound |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gʷaneti | to strike, to wound; to kill, to slay |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷʰen- | to strike, slay, kill |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰon- | — |
Words derived from “gonaid”