Where does “céimm” come from?

céimm (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic kanxsman, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.

céimm (Old Irish): verbal noun of cingid; step; rank

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of cingid; step; rank

Ancestry of “céimm”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtickanxsmanstep, act of stepping
2Proto-Celtickengetito step
3Proto-Indo-European(s)kenǵ-to limp

Words derived from “céimm”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- →Every word from Proto-Celtic kengeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic kanxsman →
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