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Where does “cenntar” come from?

cenntar (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cen, from Proto-Celtic kina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu, from Proto-Germanic kweduz — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Ancestry of “cenntar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishcenexcept; without
2Proto-Celtickinaon this side of
3Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
4Middle Englishkyt—
5Germankitt—
6Old High Germankuti—
7Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
8Proto-Germanickweduzresin
9Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
10Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

Words derived from “cenntar”

  • iarncheantar
  • ceantar
  • lárcheantar
  • focheantar
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