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Where does “seinnid” come from?

seinnid (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic swannati, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.

seinnid (Old Irish): to play; to strike

Definitions

  1. to play; to strike

Ancestry of “seinnid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celticswannati—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanswenh₂-to sound

Words derived from “seinnid”

  • seinn
  • seinnteoir
  • fear-seinn
  • seinn
  • bean-seinn
  • neach-seinn
  • seinneadair
  • sendim
Every word from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- →