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Where does “sníïd” come from?

sníïd (Old Irish) comes from Proto-Celtic *sniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)neh₁- — to spin , to sew.

sníïd (Old Irish): to contend, struggle

Definitions

  1. to contend, struggle

Ancestry of “sníïd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Celtic*sniyeti—
2Proto-Indo-European(s)neh₁-to spin , to sew

Words derived from “sníïd”

  • adcosnai
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