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Where does “nigid” come from?

nigid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic nigyeti, from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- — to wash.

nigid (Old Irish): to wash

Definitions

  1. to wash

Ancestry of “nigid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticnigyeti—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanneygʷ-to wash

Words derived from “nigid”

  • niee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European neygʷ- →