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Where does “eidenn” come from?

eidenn (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *edennos, from Proto-Indo-European *pedn̥nos.

eidenn (Old Irish): ivy

Definitions

  1. ivy

Ancestry of “eidenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*edennos—
2Proto-Indo-European*pedn̥nos—

Words derived from “eidenn”

  • eidheann
  • eidheann
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