Where does “caíngním” come from?

caíngním (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

caíngním (Old Irish): good deed

Definitions

  1. good deed

Ancestry of “caíngním”, step by step

caíngním traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Irish gním

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
2Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via Old Irish caín

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcaínfine, good; fair, beautiful
2Proto-Celtic*kanisnice, good
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnīmus →Every word from Old Irish gním →
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