Where does “bean-seinn” come from?
bean-seinn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic seinn, from Middle Irish sendid, from Old Irish seinnid, from Proto-Celtic swannati, from Proto-Indo-European swenh₂- — to sound.
bean-seinn (Scottish Gaelic): singeress, songstress
Ancestry of “bean-seinn”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | seinn | sing; play; singing |
| 2 | Middle Irish | sendid | — |
| 3 | Old Irish | seinnid | to play; to strike |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | swannati | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | swenh₂- | to sound |