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Where does “éicen” come from?

éicen (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ankenā, from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- — to reach, to attain.

éicen (Old Irish): force, necessity

Definitions

  1. force, necessity

Ancestry of “éicen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticankenāforce, necessity
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂neḱ-to reach, to attain

Words derived from “éicen”

  • éigean
  • éigin
  • éignigh
  • éigníocht
  • éigníoch
  • èiginn
  • éicin
  • co-eginaght
  • egin
  • neueiginagh
  • eiginagh
  • shegin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂neḱ- →