Where does “cloicenn” come from?
cloicenn (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.
cloicenn (Old Irish): skull
Definitions
- skull
Ancestry of “cloicenn”, step by step
cloicenn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Irish cenn
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | cenn | head; end |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | Kʷennowindos | white-headed, white-faced |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | windos | white |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | windo- | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | weyd- | to see |