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Where does “eiridnich” come from?

eiridnich (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic -ich, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor.

eiridnich (Scottish Gaelic): nurse

Definitions

  1. nurse

Ancestry of “eiridnich”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelic-ichSuffix used to form verbs; semi-productive in...
2Old Irish-igidira suffix used to form verbs from nouns and...
3Proto-Celtic*-sagyetor—

Words derived from “eiridnich”

  • neach-eiridinn
  • bean-eiridinn
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