Where does “Eithne” come from?

Eithne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish Eithne, from Old Irish Eithne.

Eithne (Scottish Gaelic): The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill

Definitions

  1. The daughter of the Fomorian king Balor, wife of Cian and the mother of Lugh and Dealbhaeth, and the grandmother of Cú Chulainn and Fionn mac Cumhaill

Ancestry of “Eithne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle IrishEithne—
2Old IrishEithne—
Every word from Old Irish Eithne →Every word from Middle Irish Eithne →