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Where does “dénum” come from?

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

dénum (Old Irish): verbal noun of do·gní; doing, performing,...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of do·gní; doing, performing,...

Ancestry of “dénum”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dénum”

  • déanamh
  • déanta
  • cruadhéanta
  • dèanamh
  • ath-dhèanamh
  • jannoo
  • co-yannoo
  • neuyannooagh
  • neuyannoo
  • yn-jannoo
  • so-yannoo
  • jeih-yannoo
  • yn-yannoo
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