Where does “ceum” come from?
ceum (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish céimm, from Proto-Celtic kanxsman, from Proto-Celtic kengeti, from Proto-Indo-European (s)kenǵ- — to limp.
ceum (Scottish Gaelic): step, pace, footstep; step; degree
Definitions
- step, pace, footstep; step; degree
Ancestry of “ceum”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Irish | céimm | verbal noun of cingid; step; rank |
| 2 | Proto-Celtic | kanxsman | step, act of stepping |
| 3 | Proto-Celtic | kengeti | to step |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)kenǵ- | to limp |
Words derived from “ceum”