Where does “én” come from?

én (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.

én (Old Irish): bird; lo!

Definitions

  1. bird; lo!

Ancestry of “én”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticɸetnosbird
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéth₂r̥wing; feather
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeth₂-to spread out; to fly

Words derived from “én”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥ →Every word from Proto-Celtic ɸetnos →