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Where does “grendach” come from?

grendach (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish -ach, from Proto-Celtic -ākos, from Proto-Indo-European -eh₂ḱos, from Proto-Indo-European -kos — Creates deadjectival and desubstantival...

grendach (Old Irish): hairy, bristly, rough

Definitions

  1. hairy, bristly, rough

Ancestry of “grendach”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irish-achForms adjectives meaning "related to, having,...
2Proto-Celtic-ākosForms adjectives from nouns and adjectives with...
3Proto-Indo-European-eh₂ḱos—
4Proto-Indo-European-kosCreates deadjectival and desubstantival...

Words derived from “grendach”

  • greannach
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