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Where does “buinnech” come from?

buinnech (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish buinne, from Proto-Celtic bennā, from Proto-Indo-European bʰendʰ- — to bind; bond.

buinnech (Old Irish): gushing, flowing; diarrhoea

Definitions

  1. gushing, flowing; diarrhoea

Ancestry of “buinnech”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishbuinnetorrent, flood; stream, current, wave; diarrhœa,...
2Proto-Celticbennā—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰendʰ-to bind; bond

Words derived from “buinnech”

  • buinneach
  • buinneach
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