Where does “ceàrn” come from?

ceàrn (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish cern, from Old Irish cern, from Proto-Celtic kernā — corner.

ceàrn (Scottish Gaelic): angle; corner; area, district, region

Definitions

  1. angle; corner; area, district, region

Ancestry of “ceàrn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcernangle, corner, recess
2Old Irishcernangle, corner, recess; dish or receptacle;...
3Proto-Celtickernācorner

Words derived from “ceàrn”

Every word from Proto-Celtic kernā →Every word from Old Irish cern →Every word from Middle Irish cern →