Where does “aigne” come from?

aigne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aicned, from Proto-Celtic atignitom, from Proto-Celtic gniyeti, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

aigne (Scottish Gaelic): mind, temper, disposition; psyche, spirit,...

Definitions

  1. mind, temper, disposition; psyche, spirit,...

Ancestry of “aigne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaicnedinherent quality, essence, nature; mind, spirit,...
2Proto-Celticatignitom—
3Proto-Celticgniyetito make; to do
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gniyeti →Every word from Proto-Celtic atignitom →