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Where does “eidheann” come from?

eidheann (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish eidenn, from Proto-Celtic *edennos, from Proto-Indo-European *pedn̥nos.

eidheann (Scottish Gaelic): ivy

Definitions

  1. ivy

Ancestry of “eidheann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irisheidennivy
2Proto-Celtic*edennos—
3Proto-Indo-European*pedn̥nos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *pedn̥nos →