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Where does “aithgne” come from?

aithgne (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

aithgne (Old Irish): verbal noun of ad·gnin; act of knowing,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of ad·gnin; act of knowing,...

Ancestry of “aithgne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
2Old Irishlánfull
3Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “aithgne”

  • féinaithne
  • anaithne
  • aithne
  • athaithne
  • fèin-aithne
  • aithne
  • dearbh-aithne
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