Where does “gnè” come from?

gnè (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Old Irish gné, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

gnè (Scottish Gaelic): type, sort; gender, sex, nature; gender

Definitions

  1. type, sort; gender, sex, nature; gender

Ancestry of “gnè”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Irishgnékind, sort
2Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “gnè”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- →Every word from Old Irish gné →