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Where does “ingenrad” come from?

ingenrad (Old Irish) comes from Old Irish ingen, from Primitive Irish ᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐ, from Proto-Celtic enigenā, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

ingenrad (Old Irish): girls or maidens, especially serving maids

Definitions

  1. girls or maidens, especially serving maids

Ancestry of “ingenrad”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishingendaughter; maiden, virgin, young woman; nail
2Primitive Irishᚔᚅᚔᚌᚓᚅᚐdaughter
3Proto-Celticenigenādaughter
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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