Where does “glúin” come from?
glúin (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.
glúin (Old Irish): dative singular of glún
Ancestry of “glúin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | glún | knee |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | gnūnos | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵónu | knee |