Where does “rannaid” come from?
rannaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish rannaid, from Old Irish -aid, from Proto-Celtic -āti, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ti — Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems.
rannaid (Middle Irish): parts, separates; distributes, apportions
Definitions
- parts, separates; distributes, apportions
Ancestry of “rannaid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Irish | rannaid | to divide; to apportion |
| 2 | Old Irish | -aid | — |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | -āti | Forms verbs from nouns and adjectives |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ti | Forms factitive verbs from adjective stems |
Words derived from “rannaid”