Where does “dèanamh” come from?

dèanamh (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish dénum, from Old Irish gním, from Proto-Celtic gnīmus, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

dèanamh (Scottish Gaelic): verbal noun of dèan; doing, acting, performing;...

Definitions

  1. verbal noun of dèan; doing, acting, performing;...

Ancestry of “dèanamh”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishdénumverbal noun of do·gní; doing, performing,...
2Old Irishgnímverbal noun of gníid: doing, making; act, action,...
3Proto-Celticgnīmusdoing
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “dèanamh”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Proto-Celtic gnīmus →Every word from Old Irish gním →