Etymology Explorer › Old Irish

Where does “úaine” come from?

úaine (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *udniyos, from Indo-European *wed-.

Ancestry of “úaine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*udniyos—
2Indo-European*wed-—

Words derived from “úaine”

  • gormuaine
  • uaine
  • uaine
Every word from Indo-European *wed- →