Where does “romhainne” come from?

romhainne (Scottish Gaelic) comes from Scottish Gaelic romhainn, from Middle Irish [[romainn]], [[remainn]], [[remunn]], [[riun]], from Old Irish reunn.

romhainne (Scottish Gaelic): before us

Definitions

  1. before us

Ancestry of “romhainne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Scottish Gaelicromhainnbefore us
2Middle Irish[[romainn]], [[remainn]], [[remunn]], [[riun]]—
3Old Irishreunn—
Every word from Old Irish reunn →Every word from Middle Irish [[romainn]], [[remainn]], [[remunn]], [[riun]] →Every word from Scottish Gaelic romhainn →