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Where does “snímaid” come from?

snímaid (Middle Irish) comes from Old Irish sním, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

snímaid (Middle Irish): spins; twists; spin; twist

Definitions

  1. spins; twists; spin; twist

Ancestry of “snímaid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishsním—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “snímaid”

  • sníomh
  • comh-shnìomh
  • snìomh
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