Where does “aithne” come from?

aithne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish aithgne, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.

aithne (Scottish Gaelic): knowledge, discernment, acquaintance

Definitions

  1. knowledge, discernment, acquaintance

Ancestry of “aithne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishaithgneverbal noun of ad·gnin; act of knowing,...
2Old Irish-eForms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives
3Old Irishlánfull
4Proto-Celticɸlānosfull
5Proto-Indo-Europeanpl̥h₁nósfull
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpleh₁-to fill

Words derived from “aithne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós →Every word from Old Irish -e →