Where does “glainn'-uighe” come from?
glainn'-uighe (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic glainne, from Irish glaine, from Old Irish glan, from Old Irish -e, from Old Irish lán, from Proto-Celtic ɸlānos, from Proto-Indo-European pl̥h₁nós, from Proto-Indo-European pleh₁- — to fill.
glainn'-uighe (Scottish Gaelic): eggcup
Definitions
- eggcup
Ancestry of “glainn'-uighe”, step by step
glainn'-uighe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Scottish Gaelic glainne
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | glainne | glass; glasses, spectacles |
| 2 | Irish | glaine | inflection of glan: ## genitive feminine... |
| 3 | Old Irish | glan | clean; pure; clear |
| 4 | Old Irish | -e | Forms concrete or abstract nouns from adjectives |
| 5 | Old Irish | lán | full |
| 6 | Proto-Celtic | ɸlānos | full |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | pl̥h₁nós | full |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | pleh₁- | to fill |
via Scottish Gaelic uighe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Scottish Gaelic | uighe | genitive singular of ugh; egg |