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Where does “gníid” come from?

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

gníid (Old Irish): to do; to work

Definitions

  1. to do; to work

Ancestry of “gníid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticgniyetito make; to do
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gníid”

  • dogní
  • congní
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