Where does “bean-ghlùine” come from?

bean-ghlùine (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic glùn, from Old Irish glún, from Proto-Celtic gnūnos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu — knee.

bean-ghlùine (Scottish Gaelic): midwife

Definitions

  1. midwife

Ancestry of “bean-ghlùine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicglùnknee, joint; lap; joint
2Old Irishglúnknee
3Proto-Celticgnūnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵónuknee
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵónu →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnūnos →Every word from Old Irish glún →