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Where does “ceann” come from?

ceann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish cenn, from Old Irish cenn, from Proto-Celtic Kʷennowindos, from Proto-Celtic windos, from Proto-Indo-European windo-, from Proto-Indo-European weyd- — to see.

ceann (Scottish Gaelic): head; end

Definitions

  1. head; end

Ancestry of “ceann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishcennhead; end
2Old Irishcennhead; end
3Proto-CelticKʷennowindos—
4Proto-Celticwindoswhite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwindo-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyd-to see

Words derived from “ceann”

  • ceann-cinnidh
  • gnogadh cinn
  • ceann simileir
  • cinn
  • dì-cheann
  • ceann-ama
  • sgarfa-cinn
  • dì-cheannaich
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