Where does “Conn” come from?

Conn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos, from Proto-Celtic kū, from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ — dog.

Conn (Old Irish): used in Ireland

Definitions

  1. used in Ireland

Ancestry of “Conn”, step by step

Conn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Celtic Kunowalos

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-CelticKunowalos—
2Proto-Celtickūdog; wolf
3Proto-Indo-Europeanḱwṓdog

via Proto-Celtic kʷennom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickʷennomhead

Words derived from “Conn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱwṓ →Every word from Proto-Celtic kū →Every word from Proto-Celtic Kunowalos →