Where does “leannanachd” come from?

leannanachd (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Middle Irish lennánacht, from Middle Irish lennán, from Middle Irish -án, from Old Irish -án, from Primitive Irish -ᚐᚌᚅᚔ, from Proto-Celtic *-agnos.

leannanachd (Scottish Gaelic): courtship

Definitions

  1. courtship

Ancestry of “leannanachd”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Irishlennánachtlovemaking, concubinage
2Middle Irishlennánsweetheart, lover, beloved; darling, favourite;...
3Middle Irish-ándiminutive suffix
4Old Irish-ándiminutive suffix
5Primitive Irish-ᚐᚌᚅᚔdiminutive suffix
6Proto-Celtic*-agnos—
Every word from Proto-Celtic *-agnos →Every word from Old Irish -án →Every word from Middle Irish -án →